Seldom-Used Words

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early Gs from a dictionary

gab, gabbing, gabbed - talk excessively or idly

gadabout - a person who relentlessly seeks amusement, etc.

gadzooks (archaic) a mild oath

gaffer - 1. old man; 2. Brit. a boss, foreman or owner of a factory, 3. Senior electrician on a film set.

gage - 1. something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation, pledge; 2. (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat.

gaiety - 1. the state or condition of being gay; 2. festivity, merrymaking; 3. colourful bright appearance.

gainsay - (archaic or literary) to deny (an allegation, statement, etc.), contradict. hence gainsaying, gainsaid, gainsayer.

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gab, gabbing, gabbed - talk excessively or idly

gadabout - a person who relentlessly seeks amusement, etc.

gadzooks (archaic) a mild oath

gaffer - 1. old man; 2. Brit. a boss, foreman or owner of a factory, 3. Senior electrician on a film set.

gage - 1. something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation, pledge; 2. (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat.

gaiety - 1. the state or condition of being gay; 2. festivity, merrymaking; 3. colourful bright appearance.

gainsay - (archaic or literary) to deny (an allegation, statement, etc.), contradict. hence gainsaying, gainsaid, gainsayer.

Og


Gadzooks was the mild form of a more serious bit of swearing - "God's hooks"- referring to the nails on the crucifix.
 
French letter ... meaning condom. Yes, I know, not a single word, but ... it's the best I can do with English words right now. :kiss:

Still fun thread, and mostly thanks to Og and others. Thank you!
 
graminivore - seed-eater

fructivore - fruit-eater

anthropophage - cannibal (people-eater)

perhaps we should coin cunnivore and penivore???
 
Tio, cunnivore is great, but I prefer to be a cockivore, if you don't mind. Penivore just doesn't do it for me. LOL

Speaking of coining, do people use the term "real-time friends" as a way of distinguishing from their virtual friends? I used it earlier in an email and do not think it is original, by any means. But there it was in my brain, which just soaks up stuff without really noticing it.
 
Upon looking at colpos, you could make a double entendre with that.

Culp - v. to sheath in the vagina (from Greek,) also to sin (from Latin.)
n. vagina, sin, negligence. (I would suspect the noun would be less used.)
 
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Xelebes, And so the culpable or blameworthy takes on a whole new meaning. Thank you, dear, you can culp me, anytime.
 
Xelebes, And so the culpable or blameworthy takes on a whole new meaning. Thank you, dear, you can culp me, anytime.

Yes, in this case, the penis is culpable as are fingers, dildos and especially remarkable tongues.
 
ragamuffin

mendicant

scold

rhinitis

cudgel

claymore

dewy

maidenhead

spent/spending (arch.)

absolve

daguerreotype

mollify

gallimaufry

parallelepiped
 
You really don't find axolotl used very much at all. It's from Nahuatl, the ancient lingua franca of Mesoamerica, and is the name of a giant salamander in the Valley of Mexico. Given that it reaches sexual maturity while retaining the juvenile characteristic of external gills, I'm surprised our colleagues in the strange stories division of the SRP haven't discovered the beast.

...and so a maybe-seldom-used words contest: how many English words do you know that derive from Nahuatl?
 
Tio, I have no idea, how many?


proclivity
- an inclination or predisposition to something

Like a proclivity for proclamation and sloth.
 
You really don't find axolotl used very much at all. It's from Nahuatl, the ancient lingua franca of Mesoamerica, and is the name of a giant salamander in the Valley of Mexico. Given that it reaches sexual maturity while retaining the juvenile characteristic of external gills, I'm surprised our colleagues in the strange stories division of the SRP haven't discovered the beast.

...and so a maybe-seldom-used words contest: how many English words do you know that derive from Nahuatl?

Cocoa, Cacao, Chocolate
Mexico
Ocelot
Quetzalcoatlus
Tamal, Tamale
Tomato
 
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Not sure what happened to my post, but I'm sure I said: ORC

I thought it a word out of the imagination of Tolkien until I recently watched a doco about The Battle of Hastings (1066 AD). The doco pointed out that the word, Orc, was something that Anglo-Saxons called invading Normans in the day. Well, Tolkien was a language specialist, so it makes sense.
 
Pedophilately - The study of child stamps.

Yea, it sounds really wierd, and it's probably fake aswell, but I don't really care.
 
Mesquite.

Anacua
Atlatl
Atole
Avocado
Chayote
Chia
Chicle, Chiclet
Chili
Chipotle
Clayuda
Copal
Epazote
Guacamole
Huaraco
Huauzontle
Jicama
Marijuana
Mescal
Mole (sauce)
Nance
Nixtamal
Nopal
Nostle
Pinacate (Beetle)
Pinole
Pulque
Quetzal
Sapodilla
Sapota
Shack
Tejocote
Tequila
Tlacoyo
Tule
 
ragamuffin

mendicant
[ Beggar, but usually of a religious nature. a Friar ]

scold
To burn by liquid.
To chastise or rebuke (usually to a child)
An over-complaining or nagging woman


rhinitis
[ not sure, but I think it's a problem with the nose ]

cudgel
A stout stick or staff.

claymore
A very long and heavy sword (Scottish)
A type of anti-personel mine


dewy
beading of moisture, as on the grass in the morning

maidenhead
[hymen]

spent/spending (arch.)
[ Orgasm. ]

absolve
[forgive, set free ]

daguerreotype
[old photographic process ]

mollify
[ appease ]

gallimaufry
[Ragout, mixture ]

parallelepiped

See coloured bits
 
Anacua
Atlatl
Atole
Avocado
Chayote
Chia
Chicle, Chiclet
Chili
Chipotle
Clayuda
Copal
Epazote
Guacamole
Huaraco
Huauzontle
Jicama
Marijuana
Mescal
Mole (sauce)
Nance
Nixtamal
Nopal
Nostle
Pinacate (Beetle)
Pinole
Pulque
Quetzal
Sapodilla
Sapota
Shack
Tejocote
Tequila
Tlacoyo
Tule

Now I think we're complete, but I'll look and think a bit more. The alphabetical order tells me you found a pretty good reference source. Now, perhaps, we should see if we can work them all into a single Mesoamerican erotic tale...
 
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