Word of the Week
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (187035)
Boise, Idaho
March 23, 2026 1:43pm CST
Curglaff--(KUR-glaff)" this is a Scottish dialectal noun describing the sharp, shocking sensation or gasp felt when first plunging into cold water,"
This word well describes how Monday mornings often felt to me back when I was in school and when I was working.
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I felt the same way!
@Ineeddentures (23879)
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24 Mar
Och aye the noo.
Hoots mon fit a curglaff that wis.
God that brings back memories
This outdoor swimming pool in a place called Macduff was the coldest water I ever curglaffed in lol
If I did that now I would die
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@RasmaSandra (95682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Mar
I remember well ahving to get up in the early morning was like experience curglaff and it was not laughing matter
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and it was terrible.