There are upwards of a million words in the english language and thousand have gone out of common usage.But some are worth reviving:
BOANTHROPY- a type of insanity in which a man thinks he is an ox
CHANTEPLEURE-to sing and weep at the same time
GROAK-to watch people silently hoping that they will ask you to join them.
GYNOTIKOLOBOMASSOPHILE-one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobes.
ONIOCHALASIA-buying as a means of relaxation.
PILGARLIC-a bald head that looks like peeled garlic
PRENTEPENULTIMATE-fourth from last
SUPPEDANEUM-a foot support for cricifix victims
from "The Book of Lists" by Amy Wallace and David Wallechinsky(canongate)
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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