Defenestration: the action of throwing someone out a window
Over-morrow: The day after tomorrow
Ere-yesterday: The day before yesterday
Rhotacism: Excessive use of the letter R
Lingible: Meant to be licked
Whip-jack: a beggar, specifically one who is pretending to be shipwrecked
Yerd: to beat an object with a stick
Roddikin: The fourth stomach of a cow or deer
Balbriggan: a type of cotton, most often used in underwear
Cornobble: To slap or beat another person with a fish
Aposiopesis: A sudden breaking off in the middle of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.
Kerflooey: to cease functioning, especially suddenly or completely
Aeonien: eternal or everlasting
Ludic: playful, in an aimless way
Hebetude: The state of being dull; lethargy
Unputdownable: So interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading (I swear I'm not making these up)
Stelliferous: having or abounding with stars
Fugacious: Fleeting; transitory
Bibliotaph: A person who caches or hoards books
Those are just a few words I thought were kind of fun, I have a dictionary app that gives a word a day & some of them are featured here. Most of these probably haven't been used in a very long time but they're still fun to look at. :D
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