wordie

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wordie

/ˈwɝdi/ US

Sounds like wordy · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)di

Where it comes from

From word + -ie; the enthusiast sense is parallel in nature with foodie and was probably influenced by it.

noun wordies

informal Someone interested in words; especially, one enthusiastic about the study of word use but not bent on being pedantic about usage prescription. you probably have an inner grammando […] One who constantly corrects others’ linguistic mistakes. […] There’s another new word—wordie—that captures the alternative to being a grammando. Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018, wordie describes someone who delights in language’s shifting land
Similar: word lover, logophile, lexophile
diminutive Diminutive of word

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"wordie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wordie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wordie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wordie

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"wordie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wordie.

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@misc{wordie_2026,
  title = {wordie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wordie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}