Also Known As
The pound sign or octothorpe on your socials
Hashtag
Saying "mount" & adding "yama" to the name of this highest Japanese peak is redundant--"yama" means mountain
Mt. Fuji
Myocardial infarction, it can be life-threatening
Heart attack
This term for an elaborate melody sung solo means "air" in Italian
Aria
Pluots & limequats are this type of fruit, created by crossing different plant species
Hybrids
Rapper Shawn Carter
Jay-Z
In 1922 the area of this Welsh capital was expanded to include that of Llandaff
Cardiff
Pyrexia: rest, drink plenty of fluids & take some aspirin or Tylenol
Fever
Now used to reply "the same", this 5-letter word once came before a machine that made copies
Ditto
In other words, a theory, conjecture, supposition
Hypothesis
Burma
This island is not only the largest in the Arctic Archipelago, it is the 5th largest (non-continental landmass) in the world!
Baffin Island
Bruxism: it can happen while awake or asleep
Grinding your teeth
Medieval astrologers thought this, caused by mutating viral strains, was connected to the effect of the stars
Influenza
Illness anxiety disorder is now the preferred term for this
Hypochondria
A court security officer
Bailliff
This strait lies between the North & South Islands of New Zealand
The Cook Straight
Cervicalgia: literally, this
Pain in the neck
Known to vodka drinkers, this word meaning "fine view" in Italian refers to a building that gazes out on lovely scenery
Belvedere
A rapid, massive increase in prices; Hungary had a bad case of it following WWII with prices doubling & tripling daily
Hyperinflation