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The Merriam-Webster word of the day for April 6 is cotton, as in "It took you a while to understand but eventually you cotton"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/cotton-2026-04-06?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

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Word of the Day: Cotton

The noun cotton, from the Arabic word quṭun or quṭn, first appeared in English in the 14th century. The substance and the word that named it were soon both culturally prominent, so English did a very