Taylor Swift is known as one of the greatest songwriters of this generation as she is poetic and beautiful with her song writing. When Folklore was released, many have dubbed it her best lyrically album yet but some of us may not understand some of the vocabulary she uses. Here are the most commonly unknown words from her album:
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Matinée (n.): a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon (Merriam-Webster).
cardigan
Cobblestones: a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, especially : such a stone used in paving a street or in construction (Merriam-Webster).
Fun Fact: At the beginning of the song, it is made to sound like footsteps walking on cobblestones
the last great American dynasty
gauche: lacking social experience or grace (Merriam-Webster).
my tears ricochet
Ricochet: a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface) (Merriam-Webster).
mirrorball
Revelers: one who engages in noise partying or merry making (Merriam-Webster).
illicit affairs
clandestine: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy (Merriam-Webster).
mercurial: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood (Merriam-Webster).
epiphany
epiphany: a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (Merriam-Webster).
peace
Convictions: the state of being convinced (Merriam-Webster).
hoax
eclipsed: the passing into the shadow of a celestial body (Merriam-Webster).
hoax: an act intended to trick or dupe (Merriam-Webster).
Lyric Source: Musixmatch
Definition Source: Marriam Webster
