When it comes to the definition of today's word, no simple photo will suffice so we've included a video.
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DEFINITION:

Noun
An event that doesn't go as planned

ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
No etymology was found for this word, but we're quite certain it has a rich history!

PRONUNCIATION:
jou /fer/
The best we could do with this word is to pronounce them individually, then together:
"JOW" Listen
"FAIR" Listen

SCRABBLE SCORE:
20! Alas, this is not an official Scrabble word!

USAGE/EXAMPLES:

I shouldn't like the wedding to be a JOWFAIR” through our tardiness,” said Martha, putting the finishing touch to her own toilet.

--Sybill West: A Lancashire Story
by W. E. Clegg, 1892

Then it began to dawn on the minds of some of the party that they were going to have a "JOWFAIR."

--City news notes and queries [afterw.] Manchester notes and queries
Ed. by J.H. Nodal, 1883

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We've noticed that one word-of-the-day tends to lead to the next - such as today's word! What can be more amusing than a supposedly well-planned event going terriby awry and what event is more susceptible to this than a wedding?

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