Today’s word of the day is pinchbeck, in the sense of “a cheap imitation.” It’s part of today’s list of the day, “not quite the real thing,” which contains words related to fakes, frauds, lies, and tricks.
Today’s word of the day is pinchbeck, in the sense of “a cheap imitation.” It’s part of today’s list of the day, “not quite the real thing,” which contains words related to fakes, frauds, lies, and tricks.
Today’s word of the day is ersatz, which means “artificial” or “made an imitation or as a substitute, usually an inferior one.” It’s from German, in which it means “replacement,” and ultimately from ersetzen, meaning “to replace.”