Word of the Week

@celticeagle (192804)

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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@Ineeddentures (45935)

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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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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Mar

That's so uncool.

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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

26 Mar

@Ineeddentures ......Yep.

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@Ineeddentures (45935)

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24 Mar

@celticeagle never mind uncool Bloody freezin Lol

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@DianneN (254633)

• United States

23 Mar

I felt the same way!

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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

23 Mar

I'm so glad I am retired.

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@DianneN (254633)

• United States

23 Mar

@celticeagle Me too!!!

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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Mar

@DianneN ........Great!

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@RasmaSandra (100146)

• 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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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Mar

Those things never are.

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@JudyEv (386902)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Mar

That's a new word for me. For some reason, it sounds Scottish.

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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Mar

Maybe it kends in to their usage.

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@LindaOHio (223782)

• United States

25 Mar

That's a new word for me.

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@celticeagle (192804)

• Boise, Idaho

26 Mar

It was for me too.

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