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Aiming to document all English words about foxes
…and interested in Jamaican Creole.
As a reader, I'm here because…
  • I like reading, writing, language and linguistics.
  • I check words' etymologies, definitions, and senses obsessively.
  • I've moved to Poland (Lower Silesia) and use Wiktionary to improve my Polish.
As an editor, I'm here because…
  • Upon encountering a word with no entry yet it's nice to give it one so more people can learn of the word.
  • I like finding and adding the earliest known citations of words and phrases.
  • I like contributing to free and open collaboration projects.
  • I like improving coverage of topics I care about.
Etymology
Blend of Vu-lpes (fox) +‎ bu-cca (mouth) +‎ -la (as in Attila, Caligula, Dracula, etc.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈvu.kɐlɐ/
Favorite language podcasts
Lexitecture: In-depth etymologies of two English words per episode
Word of Mouth: BBC podcast hosted by Michael Rosen about various language topics
History of English: Extremely in-depth history of the English language in chronological order
Word Matters: Podcast about lexicography from Merriam-Webster editors
Lingthusiasm: Enthusiastic discussions about linguistics with Gretchen McCulloch


Fun way to contribute to Wiktionary
Go to Category:English phrases, choose any phrase you like, and search for its earliest appearance on Archive.org books, then add that as a usage example or citation. It's fun to be the first to discover the earliest-known use of a phrase!


🇯🇲 Coverage of Jamaican Creole 🇯🇲
609 lemmas
277 nouns 136 verbs
74 adjectives 26 adverbs