WINTER
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
JOB-BREVIATIONS
NEW IN THE CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY
CHECK
100
A block of ice could serve as a window in one of these, a temporary winter dwelling of some Inuit people
Igloo
100
Alice begins her adventures in Wonderland by literally going "down" this
Rabbit hole
100
No need for business attire--or any attire--if you have this type of employment arrangement, WFH for short
Work From Home
100
You're willfully naive if you don't know this variant of delusional with an interior rhyme is a big thing with TikTokers
Delulu
100
A spirometer measures lung capacity & is used to diagnose this chronic disorder seen in about 10% of children
Asthma
200
Bears eat almost constantly during a period called hyperphagia to prepare for this winter stage
Hibernation
200
Oddly, Alice is offered wine at this event in Chapter VII, but there isn't any at the table anyway
Mad Tea Party
200
Forgot the password to your work computer again? For help logging in, call someone from I.T., short for this
Information Technology
200
This 5-letter shortening refers to anything that gives you an idea, especially as gleaned from an Internet posting
Inspo
200
Before you donate blood, a drop of blood is checked for the level of this iron-containing protein; women need to be at 12.5g/dL
Hemoglobin
300
December 26 marks the first day of this African-American holiday
Kwanzaa
300
The chief difficulty Alice had while playing this game was in managing her flamingo
Croquet
300
Good luck getting in touch with Boris from payroll today; he's OOO, this
Out of Office
300
It can mean bad or good depending on context, but this word comes before toilet in meme
Skibidi
300
If a mole changes shape or color, get a skin check to screen for this cancer of the cells that make a skin-darkening pigment
Melanoma
400
Observed January 6, Three Kings Day is also known as the Feast of this
The Epiphany/Magi
400
After eating a cake that makes her grow, Alice uses this word that means "even more peculiar" (& knows she is not using good English)
Curiouser
400
EOD, or this, can mean either before closing time, or before you leave the office
End of Day
400
What's old is new again, & what's young, like folks born between 2010 & 2024, is this Greek-named generation
Gen Alpha
400
Whether this gland is underactive or overactive, a TSH test will be administered
Thyroid
500
This Norwegian skater was only 11 when she competed in her first Olympics--the very first Winter Olympics in 1924
Sonja Henie
500
One of these smokes a hookah & gives Alice advice, like "Keep your temper"
Caterpillar
500
If I've stepped out or I'm on my break, you could say I'm AFK, or this
Away from Keyboard
500
There's SAHG (stay at home girlfriend) & this portmanteau word for a married woman who stays in the home & posts online about it; think Nara Smith
Tradwife
500
A DEXA scan can check for osteoporosis & is also known as a BMD test; the M stands for mineral; the B & D are these 2 words
Bone (Mineral) Density