#10: Matvandur

Today's word is one that I think a lot of my former housemates would use to describe me, if any of them spoke or even had a passing interest in Icelandic! It's matvandur, which means "fussy" or "picky" when it comes to food. And that's definitely me!

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#5: Sérvitur

I fancy myself to be a pretty unique and quirky person, and quirkiness loves company. I suppose that's why I met a lot of very interesting, very special people when I was in college (it's a personality trait that seems to go hand-in-hand with entomology, I've found). That's why today's word is one that I have a lot of use for-- it's sérvitur, which means "odd" or "eccentric."

Some of the most special people I know.

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