Funky Words

[lil_t-boz]

I like these words! It's like a Gaian dictionary!  

[kingsmiley_9928]

PNEUMONO ULTRA MICRO SCOPIC SILICO VOLCANO­CONIOSIS- a lung disease  

[Poetic Wonderland]

Swashbuckling- (v) to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.

I crack my friends up with that and the word Dinghy. Like the rowboat?  

[A TOXIC JUJUBE]

Thanks for making me look up words. Here's some that existed years ago and are almost never used under today's standards:

Anabiosis - A return to life after death.
Bever - Snack between meals.
Ergophobic - Someone who fears work.
Halch - To hug or embrace.
Jentation - Breakfast
Macroseism - Earthquake
Nightwhat - Nearly or almost.
Oultrepreu - Extremely brave.
Quadragenarian - A person who is 40 years old.
Twitter-light - Twilight
Verticordious - To turn the heart from evil.
Xenology - The study of extraterrestrial phenomena.
Yestreen - Yesterday evening

3nodding  

[TheFallenKagura]

bannanna thats a funny word -w-  

[PrincessLibitina]

http://listverse.com/2007/09/22/20-weird-english-words/

1. Erinaceous
Like a hedgehog

2. Lamprophony
Loudness and clarity of voice

3. Depone
To testify under oath

4. Finnimbrun
A trinket or knick-knack

5. floccinaucinihilipilification
Estimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.

6. Inaniloquent
Pertaining to idle talk

7. Limerance
An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.

8. Mesonoxian
Pertaining to midnight

9. Mungo
A dumpster diver – one who extracts valuable things from trash

10. Nihilarian
A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).  

[PrincessLibitina]

A TOXIC JUJUBE

Thanks for making me look up words. Here's some that existed years ago and are almost never used under today's standards:

Anabiosis - A return to life after death.
Bever - Snack between meals.
Ergophobic - Someone who fears work.
Halch - To hug or embrace.
Jentation - Breakfast
Macroseism - Earthquake
Nightwhat - Nearly or almost.
Oultrepreu - Extremely brave.
Quadragenarian - A person who is 40 years old.
Twitter-light - Twilight
Verticordious - To turn the heart from evil.
Xenology - The study of extraterrestrial phenomena.
Yestreen - Yesterday evening

3nodding

wow. O_o we used to use those words? Were they on a regular basis?  

[kittycross]

skiamachy sham fight; shadow boxing
alectryomachy c**k-fighting
aischrolatry worship of filth, dirt, or smut
swoopstake in an indiscriminate manner
athwart across; in opposition to; sideways; transversely
yare marked by quickness and agility; nimble; prepared; easily handled
ombrophilous tolerant of large amounts of rainfall
sarcophilous fond of flesh
limivorous eating mud
apivorous eating bees
cepivorous onion-eating  

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PrincessLibitina

A TOXIC JUJUBE

Thanks for making me look up words. Here's some that existed years ago and are almost never used under today's standards:

Anabiosis - A return to life after death.
Bever - Snack between meals.
Ergophobic - Someone who fears work.
Halch - To hug or embrace.
Jentation - Breakfast
Macroseism - Earthquake
Nightwhat - Nearly or almost.
Oultrepreu - Extremely brave.
Quadragenarian - A person who is 40 years old.
Twitter-light - Twilight
Verticordious - To turn the heart from evil.
Xenology - The study of extraterrestrial phenomena.
Yestreen - Yesterday evening

3nodding

wow. O_o we used to use those words? Were they on a regular basis?

More or less I assume they used them here and there, but in this day of age these words are obslete.  

[PrincessLibitina]

A TOXIC JUJUBE

PrincessLibitina

A TOXIC JUJUBE

Thanks for making me look up words. Here's some that existed years ago and are almost never used under today's standards:

Anabiosis - A return to life after death.
Bever - Snack between meals.
Ergophobic - Someone who fears work.
Halch - To hug or embrace.
Jentation - Breakfast
Macroseism - Earthquake
Nightwhat - Nearly or almost.
Oultrepreu - Extremely brave.
Quadragenarian - A person who is 40 years old.
Twitter-light - Twilight
Verticordious - To turn the heart from evil.
Xenology - The study of extraterrestrial phenomena.
Yestreen - Yesterday evening

3nodding

wow. O_o we used to use those words? Were they on a regular basis?

More or less I assume they used them here and there, but in this day of age these words are obslete.

no doubt, ty for posting them, very interesting  

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PrincessLibitina

A TOXIC JUJUBE

PrincessLibitina

A TOXIC JUJUBE

Thanks for making me look up words. Here's some that existed years ago and are almost never used under today's standards:

Anabiosis - A return to life after death.
Bever - Snack between meals.
Ergophobic - Someone who fears work.
Halch - To hug or embrace.
Jentation - Breakfast
Macroseism - Earthquake
Nightwhat - Nearly or almost.
Oultrepreu - Extremely brave.
Quadragenarian - A person who is 40 years old.
Twitter-light - Twilight
Verticordious - To turn the heart from evil.
Xenology - The study of extraterrestrial phenomena.
Yestreen - Yesterday evening

3nodding

wow. O_o we used to use those words? Were they on a regular basis?

More or less I assume they used them here and there, but in this day of age these words are obslete.

no doubt, ty for posting them, very interesting

No problem. It was fun finding them. 3nodding