Wayne’s Word – hurkle-durkle

It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is HURKLE-DURKLE.

Today’s word is an amusingly lazy one: hurkle-durkle, a fantastic word that I learned from my seven year old niece when she accused me of hurkle-durkle.

Originating from Scots dialect, hurkle-durkle means to lounge about in bed long after it’s time to get up. It depicts the image of someone cocooned in the covers, half-asleep, resisting the call of responsibility.

Examples –

It’s Sunday morning and the sun’s peeking through the blinds? You hurkle-durkle.

The alarm has gone off but so has your will to move. You hurkle-durkle.

It’s one of those words that makes laziness sound poetic but honestly, we all need a good hurkle-durkle now and then. It’s not procrastination – it’s intentional rest, your body’s way of telling you that you need to rest.