FERALMETER

OKLAHOMA — After covering enough Oklahoma news, we realized the dictionary is missing a few words. So we’re fixing that. Welcome to The Untold Chronicle Word of the Day.

Today’s word: FERALMETER (noun)

fer·al·me·ter (fair-uhl-mee-ter)

Definition: The official-unofficial scale for measuring how close your day is to ending up on the evening news.

Example: Before lunch, there was a runaway emu, a stolen riding mower, and someone arguing with a mailbox. Today’s feralmeter is absolutely cooked.

The Untold Chronicle Note: The feralmeter has never been peer-reviewed, but Oklahoma reviews it daily.