Worthless Word for the Day

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the worthless word for the day is: propination

[f. L. propinatio, a drink to one's health]
obs. rare
the action of offering drink to another in
pledging; the drinking to the health of someone

(not to be confused with popination..)

"'Props!' barked Kit Seelye, never looking up. I
snatched at the possibilities of meanings for the
plural noun... That's it: props, coined on the West
Coast in the music business, is a slang term for
"proper respect" and is now sweeping the country,
or at least my newsroom. (Consequently, propination
means "a toast to someone's health.")"
- William Safire, The New York Times, 30 June 2002