Words of the day, 1755
Posted by
Apus
on Friday, 20 February 2009
Labels:
Apus,
dictionary,
Samuel Johnson,
vocabulary
Here's a challenge – see how many of these word's from Dr Johnson's dictionary you can work into conversation this weekend...
bedpresser a heavy, lazy fellow
fopdoodle a fool
kicksy-wicksy a word in disdain or ridicule of a wife (but not Mrs Apus, obviously)
fleshquake a tremor of the body
dandiprat an urchin
jobbernowl a blockhead
giglet a wanton
Come to think of it, when was the last time you heard anyone say "fellow" (in the sense of chap), "urchin" (in the sense of scamp), "blockhead" (in the sense of dunderhead) or, more's the pity, "wanton"?
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