Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2009

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December 2009

• astrobleme (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 18:55, 29 December 2009 (UTC) was a WOTD in November
• opportunely (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 18:55, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
• adulation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Conrad.Irwin 00:37, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• a week from next Tuesday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac ☃ 21:42, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
• cognitive dissonance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Cirt (talk) 17:30, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
• electrolyte (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 20:51, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
• caldera (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 50 Xylophone Players talk 16:45, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
• acanthocarpous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:37, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
• filigree (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)​—msh210℠ 18:28, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
• asseveration (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 14:03, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
• phlegm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 18:54, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
• logorrhea (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:Wikicars12345 14:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
• copacetic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) bd2412 T 05:05, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
• grommet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 04:58, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
• infelicitous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 19:11, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
• totalism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Cirt (talk) 10:27, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
• tedious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• armiger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 01:42, 9 December 2009 (UTC) armigerous was WOTD
• heinous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:57, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
• pluto (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (verb) MethylOrange42 15:04, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
• aa (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (Hawaiian type of lava) MethylOrange42 15:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC) (ʻaʻā) currently not in English. Consider nominating (deprecated template usage) aa. Circeus 19:11, 9 December 2009 (UTC) I nominated (deprecated template usage) aa. Someone must've 'corrected' it. MethylOrange42 18:52, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
• in the swim (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 07:23, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
• rhubarb rhubarb (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 12:24, 3 December 2009 (UTC) better yet
• rhubarb (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 12:24, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
• alterable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -Razorflame 03:30, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
• semiosphere (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Tyranny Sue 23:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
• attar (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 22:40, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
• damask (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 121.217.227.74 09:38, 2 December 2009 (UTC)CorporateChristmas 09.37, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
• altruistic has already been selected
• periphrastic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 02:41, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
• catapeltic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 00:18, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

November 2009

• vibrato (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 16:03, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
• sleet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• furcate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• pyknic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• soffit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• meidan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• glaucous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 12:12, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
• altruistic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• finagle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• hoon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Tyranny Sue 04:08, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
• schadenfreude (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 13:51, 23 November 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• speedrun (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 22:07, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
• obtain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ƿidsiþ 16:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• axolotl (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Timoths 21 13:53, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• parataxis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Pharamp 20:32, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
• exigent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 17:29, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
• galvanize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nomei3424 04:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC) galvanise already was WOTD
• sedition (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 21:00, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
• animadversion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) bd2412 T 21:06, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
• karst (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 18:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
• jorum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:14, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
• sententious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:14, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

October 2009

• theocracy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 18:17, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
• ultramontane (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Bethslade 16:25, 28 October 2009 (UTC) transmontane was WOTD
• intempestivity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 12:59, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
• masher (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Interesting language of origin (likely Romani) – would make a great Valentine’s day word. —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 20:21, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
• mash note (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) As with masher, interesting language of origin (likely Romani) – would make a great Valentine’s day word. —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 20:21, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
• traipse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:42, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
• Sitzfleisch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ƿidsiþ 10:00, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
• hautbois (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• sardoodledom (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• haboob (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• kerfuffle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• gigaflop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• civitas (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• contiguous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 11:30, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• pillock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 00:01, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
• capricious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 17:41, 13 October 2009 (UTC) caprice already was WOTD
• repercussion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 17:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
• dulse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ƿidsiþ 06:18, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
• ascribe (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:48, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• disdain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:48, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• smudge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:48, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• insignia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 20:48, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• gooiest (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Too general for my tastes. I don't think this will be a good WOTD. Razorflame 08:51, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
• crunk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 66.203.29.72 14:57, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• selcouth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 66.203.29.72 14:53, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
• ancillary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --65.92.49.243 20:31, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
• gyoza (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 19:17, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
• Lady Bountiful (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 14:32, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
• coronene (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SemperBlotto 10:29, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
• supersymmetry (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SemperBlotto 10:29, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
• environmentalism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SemperBlotto 10:29, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
• grobian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 195.70.73.197 10:21, 6 October 2009 (UTC) not English
• frisson (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 19:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
• charabanc (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 19:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

September 2009

• contemptuous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 16:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC) contemptuously was WOTD
• impetuous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 04:48, 30 September 2009 (UTC)?
• flaneur (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 23:08, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
• tsuris (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 20:05, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
• patten (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:03, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
• frowsting (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• inane (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• torpor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) torporific already was WOTD
• ROFL (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) abbreviations aren't featured without "extremely convincing reasons" --EncycloPetey 01:32, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
• gratuitous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 86.130.66.129 14:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• catechumen (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 17:48, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
• piffle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 89.212.104.155 19:48, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
• battology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 02:17, 1 September 2009 (UTC) Already was WOTD
• loggerhead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 02:17, 1 September 2009 (UTC) at loggerheads was WOTD
• palaver (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 02:17, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
• table (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (verb) --EncycloPetey 02:17, 1 September 2009 (UTC)Too simple of a word IMHO. Razorflame 18:54, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

August 2009

• vermiculate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:08, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• peon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 00:30, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
• palatable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:18, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
• Glagolitic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:18, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
• blet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kukukuku 15:37, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
• malaprop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 86.143.130.10 19:27, 20 August 2009 (UTC) malapropism was WOTD
• stentor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 86.162.72.77 13:48, 16 August 2009 (UTC)stentorian was WOTD
• hebetude (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) =dull or mental sluggishness
• contumelious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 07:54, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
• circumspect (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
• beneficiary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
• collate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
• mettle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 19:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
• plethora (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --User:me... 12:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• proscenium (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 16:13, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
• firebrand (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 16:13, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
• aplomb (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 16:13, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

July 2009

• pragnostic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)~~~~ redlinked; not eligible
• isotope (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) –blurpeace (talk) 19:42, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
• flame tree (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) –blurpeace (talk) 19:16, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
• uxoricide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 124.254.68.159 21:41, 27 July 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• wanton (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• susurrant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) susurrus already was WOTD
• snook (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - found lurking in Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, sense to sniff out. - Amgine/^talk 04:56, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
• patois (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)--76.69.65.18 17:55, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
• pastiche (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --70.161.17.61 03:13, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
• haemagglutinin (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 147.110.52.117 12:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
• braai (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 147.110.52.117 12:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• platypus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 147.110.52.117 12:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC)platypus
• tranquility (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 147.110.52.117 12:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC) tranquil will be WOTD
• akimbo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• bindle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• catawampus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• cupidity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• hoopla (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• jailbird (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• joyride (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• Klingon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC) To tell you the truth, I do not believe this is used enough to be WOTD.Razorflame 08:50, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
• lickspittle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• poltroon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• requiem (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• warble (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• yeoman (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
• eroticize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (or eroticise) 203.171.192.97 21:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

June 2009

• stratosphere (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 18:26, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
• lahar (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Recent use at NOAA (in response to recent eastern Russian volcanic eruption.) - Amgine/^talk 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
• ousted (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Recent news use BBC - Amgine/^talk 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
• curfew (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - ibid - Amgine/^talk 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
• coup (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - ibid - Amgine/^talk 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
• ibid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Amgine/^talk 14:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
• gong (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 81.129.100.175 21:25, 27 June 2009 (UTC)deimudda
• agape (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:29, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
• aflutter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:29, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
• spackle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
• hassle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)Circeus 02:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
• adelphogamy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 16:04, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
• qualm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 08:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
• widdershins (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 08:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• go to guinea (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Brother Officer 02:18, 23 June 2009 (UTC) red link
• canard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)​—msh210℠ 21:50, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
• crux (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Conallblakelong
• verandah (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• proselyte (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC) proselytize will be WOTD 18 Sept
• scrutiny (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC) scrutinize will be WOTD
• immanent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• ataraxy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• obstetrician (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• hotter than a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 14:07, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• newfangled (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:38, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• spello (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 14:55, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
• thinko (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 14:55, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
• atheist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or any word of its family--Eileen Ryden 06:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
• abigeat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 17:55, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
• badger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) verb Circeus 17:36, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
• warped (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:18, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
• susurrus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or any word of its family Circeus 19:21, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
• manitou (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
• oilskin (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
• parasol (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 10:49, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
• abacost (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 20:39, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
• inure (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 19:53, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
• beget (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MethylOrange42 14:38, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
• rijsttafel (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dutch words not eligible for WOTD prrofs of English use added and entry jiggled accordingly :P
• shibboleth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)← was WOTD at dictionary.com and at yourdictionary.com, though not recently
• outrecuidance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• lauan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• kurta (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• ipecacuanha (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• wisent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• hyoscyamine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• bogatyr (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• pyrrhotite (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• byssinosis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• perpetual (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• !Kung (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• bistro (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)}SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• brouhaha (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• fecund (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• guillemet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• handle with kid gloves (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• haiku (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• McJob (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• ufology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• Quidditch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• wherewithal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• whodunit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)SonPraises 03:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• caerphilly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) specific places are not eligible is not specific place if decapitalised
• feijoa (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• Wehrmacht (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) specific entity
• iliopsoas (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• Laodicean (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• passacaglia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• babushka (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• orecchiette (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• nudiustertian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• hubris (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) already was WOTD

May 2009

• malinger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Cellofortist 15:53, 31 May 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• Wapature (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) red link
• thalweg (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 18:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
• conventicle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 00:41, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
• alluvial (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Ruakh_TALK 23:54, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
• entourage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 18:06, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
• viridian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:31, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
• dungarees (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:31, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
• flange (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:31, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
• counterattraction (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 13:03, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
• co-father-in-law (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or co-mother-in-law (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) kwami 12:12, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
• alabaster (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 08:20, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• verboten (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 08:20, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• spinet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 08:20, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• excoriate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 08:20, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• inculcate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 08:20, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• inchoate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 13:54, 24 May 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• urbanity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)Iceman 05:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
• unbosom (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Iceman 05:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
• haughty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Iceman 05:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC) nominated earlier
• proprioception (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 16:13, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
• calipers (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:41, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
• poseur (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 19:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
• archly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or arch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), adj Circeus 18:17, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
• idiosyncrasy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or idiosyncratic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) buekerc1)
• hypercorrect (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or hypercorrection (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 16:57, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
• formication (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 20:57, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
• off-putting (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 05:37, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
• nemesis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 17:33, 14 May 2009 (UTC) in January list below
• rain on somebody's parade (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 05:38, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
• eavesdropping (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 22:07, 13 May 2009 (UTC) eavesdrop will be WOTD
• indefatigable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 15:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
• mook (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 23:38, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
• cadre (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 23:38, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
• abrogate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)Wafflez 02:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
• parsimonious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)Wafflez 02:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
• aiglet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 21:52, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• noncommittal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 20:06, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• grudging (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 18:02, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• whodunit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 16:28, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• myriad (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) RJFJR 17:56, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• panjandrum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• promiscuity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• wyvern (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 21:04, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
• junta (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Anonymous 18:02, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
• raspy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 17:54, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
• ample (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 17:51, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
• fizzle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 14:35, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
• lido (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 14:32, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
• iconoclasm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 12:31, 3 May 2009 (UTC) iconoclast already was WOTD.
• Pyrrhic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 12:31, 3 May 2009 (UTC) Pyrrhic victory already was WOTD.
• Elysian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 12:31, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
• metrology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 20:05, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

April 2009

• vulpine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 18:51, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
• faff (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 18:51, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
• draconian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 19:14, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
• fungible (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)—msh210℠ 18:42, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
• articulation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 21:36, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
• quell (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 21:28, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
• kinship (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Methyl Orange 20:30, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
• unsung (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)—msh210℠ 16:54, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
• malfeasance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Arlee52 11:08, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
• telekinesis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Dictionman 20:54, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
• stolid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 21:42, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
• conjugal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ks0stm ^(T•C) 20:28, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
• pedophile (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 71.225.89.57 12:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
• boggle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TestPilot^{talk to me!} 05:22, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
• purport (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 98.183.18.92 23:39, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• tilde (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A good choice for 5 May, Mexican independence SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD.
• maternal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A good choice for 10 May, Mother's Day SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• unfurl (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A good choice for 14 June, Flag Day SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• patriarch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A good choice for 21 June, Father's Day SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• inalienable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A good choice for 4 July, Independence Day SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• unsung (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• gadfly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• ne'er-do-well (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:24, 10 April 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD.
• erstwhile (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
• untoward (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
• factotum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC) already scheduled for 18 April
• kiosk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
• cupidity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) SonPraises 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
• abode (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 22:12, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
• sesquipedalian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) perennial favorite, but was WOTD
• doppelganger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 09:24, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
• paraleipsis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Belak 22:07, 2 April 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD.
• landlubber (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 19:13, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
• incontrovertible (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 04:09, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
• hegemony (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --xxjamxx7 08:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD.
• abrogate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• caustic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
• heirloom (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
• implicit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
• typhoon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 03:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

March 2009

• quasar (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
• thaumaturge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 23:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC) thaumaturgy was already WOTD.
• pragmatism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 23:38, 31 March 2009 (UTC) pragmatic was already WOTD.
• gyve (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Cellomilk91 17:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
• noumenon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -somewhat enigmatic, fascinating none the less. Cowboymatrix 17:34, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
• haphazard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:36, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
• unprepossessing (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:07, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
• disintermediate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Because that hyper git Michael O'Leary used it in his BBC interviews beginning of this week. (Second sense of disintermediation) - Amgine/^talk 01:35, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
• hirsute (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Daniel— This unsigned comment was added by 213.156.53.16 (talk). 16:22, 19 March 2009 (UTC) March 2 WOTD
• voluble (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 22:53, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
• idiosyncrasy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)[[Shrutzin 12:46, 17 March 2009 (UTC)idiosyncrasy]]
• comprehensive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 00:22, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
• bulwark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 18:53, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
• hyperpolyglot (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
• ignoramus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ΠΑΕ.ΠΑΟΚ ₯ 22:45, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
• gallivant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:18, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
• propinquity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 15:00, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
• gruelling (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 20:01, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
• prolix (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I know, I know, it's nominated every year. But it's just such a nice word. -Atelaes λάλει ἐμοί 09:02, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
• quid pro quo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Adam Jassat 22:50, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• penumbra (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:50, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• obfuscation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:20, 3 March 2009 (UTC) obfuscate was WOTD
• esoteric (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:12, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• fastidious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:12, 3 March 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• grotto (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:12, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• stygian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• sylvan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:59, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• stratagem (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• mooncalf (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• pantomime (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• empyreal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 18:29, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• proscenium (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 16:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
• gurgle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 16:11, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
• embellishment (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 15:34, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
• prestidigitation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 98.150.162.62 (talk). already was WOTD

February 2009

• fastidious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 19:40, 28 February 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• subpoena (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 16:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
• scion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 16:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
• breviary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus
• grue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 03:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
• ahemeral (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:44, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
• shibboleth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 15:26, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
• furlough (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I had no idea this came from Dutch/Brabantianmore specifically, I would say as in Holland. They prefer the equivalent of "vacation."; interestingentry史凡 13:44, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
• hazard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I'm surprised that no one else wanted to nominate this...it is somewhat uncommon, especially the verb part of speech for this word (I hardly ever hear someone say I hazard a guess anymore nowadays XD) Razorflame 18:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• incendiary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 18:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC) Why was this stricken out? Razorflame 21:58, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• flagitious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 17:55, 24 February 2009 (UTC) was nominated the day before Circeus 03:43, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
• holystone (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• stairgate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• crwth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:11, 24 February 2009 (UTC) January 2008 WOTD Circeus 15:21, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• ankh (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:11, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• corporeal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:10, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• practicum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Razorflame 15:09, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• lambaste (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) My kids didn't believe this was an actual word! Their great-grandfather would threaten us kids when we misbehaved with a "lambasteing" he,he already was WOTD. --EncycloPetey 06:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
• haughty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 16:44, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
• flagitious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 00:10, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
• utilitarian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 23:12, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
• lackadaisical (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 86.15.136.122 13:23, 22 February 2009 (UTC) Was wotd in January 2008. Circeus 16:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
• majordomo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
• heuristic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 14:21, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
• and (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)(92.14.236.61 18:02, 14 February 2009 (UTC)) Too common. See entry requirements above. -- ALGRIF talk 13:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
• countenance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) as a verb (I just heard someone use this in an actual online conversation and I couldn't tell weather it meant "permit" or "forbid". The "counte" part suggested a negative meaning to it, but "countersign" is actually positive.) – b_jonas 20:34, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
• frumpy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 01:36, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
• howbeit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Bogorm 22:12, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• duteous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Bogorm 22:12, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• quarantine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 22:03, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• promontory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:59, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• progenitor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:51, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• mandarins (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Sense: high-level bureaucrat. Recent news use - Amgine/^talk 00:05, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
• ruction (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Recent news use - Amgine/^talk 23:41, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
• resiling (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (resile), recent news use - Amgine/^talk 23:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
• labefaction (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 22:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
• factotum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 22:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
• flapdoodle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 22:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
• frottage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 66.57.81.154 17:58, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

January 2009

• conundrum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) was WOTD in November 2007 Circeus 19:11, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
• façade (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 92.43.64.83 (talk) at 13:45, 27 January 2009.
• clairvoyance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 20:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC) clairvoyant was WOTD
• repechage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ALGRIF talk 16:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
• ornery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 19:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
• xanthous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) JPS 15:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)JPS
• arbitrary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• cavalcade (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 21:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC) already was WOTD
• bear's breech (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:36, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
• zona (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:36, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
• parlous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - recent news use - Amgine/^talk 16:31, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
• impulsive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ice Pickle 22:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
• diminutive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 19:16, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
• preposterous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:40, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
• polyptoton (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 17:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
• staccato (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ice Pickle
• nemesis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 41.232.9.107 09:22, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
• lurve (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 01:21, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
• crescendo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 194.176.105.39 (talk) at 10:59, 19 January 2009.
• Malthusian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or Malthusianism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 21:27, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
• aerie (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dictionman 20:05, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
• nougatocity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) to be nougaty — This unsigned comment was added by 24.252.121.86 (talk) at 22:43, 16 January 2009 (UTC).

  That doesn't meet our criteria for inclusion, sorry. —Ruakh_TALK 15:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

• callipygian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 86.0.70.12 15:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC) - no other common, everyday synonyms callipygious was WOTD
• oxidane (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)—msh210℠ 22:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
• tittle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 02:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
• alacrity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Dictionman 00:48, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
• mollycoddle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)Cjbartel 18:48, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• prosaic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 98.203.76.180 00:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• unimaginable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ice Pickle 01:14, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
• yo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ice Pickle 02:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
• innuendo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)--Dictionman 01:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
• gumption (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Dictionman 00:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
• disloyal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ice Pickle
• xenophobia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by Benedictolga (talk • contribs).
• panjandrum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 21:43, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
• desultory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Circeus 04:39, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
• hachure (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey 18:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
• splinter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (v) --EncycloPetey 18:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)