Word Nerd Wednesday: Discombobulate

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“Word Nerd Wednesday” is a weekly series that uses language to help us think differently and solve old problems in new ways.


A memory from the Milwaukee Airport, ca. 2012. A sign read – Recombobulation Area. Best sign ever, in my opinion.

It prompted a long discussion with my geek friends about whether “combobulate” and “recombobulate” were words on their own (or should be). According to Merriam-Webster, they are not. Only “discombobulate” is in the dictionary. Now you know.

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