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July 15, 2015

Coxcomb; also Cockscomb (noun)(archaic) koks-cum A vain and conceited man; a dandy. This is one…

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July 8, 2015

Cockalorum (noun)(informal)(dated) kok-a-lo-rem A self-important man. Someone who has an inflated opinion of their own…

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May 25, 2015

Agrestic (adj) (literary) ag-rest-ik Relating to the countryside, rural. From the Latin agr- field. What…

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May 4, 2015

Esurient (adj) (archaic) (humorous) isu-rient Having a great desire to eat. To be hungry or…

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April 18, 2015

Yclept (adj) (archaic) i-klept By the name of What a wonderful archaic word, and what…

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April 11, 2015

Overmorrow (noun) (obs) (archaic) (biblical) o-ver-mor-row The day after tomorrow. This archaic and now obsolete…

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March 4, 2015

English, born from so many other tongues, and being so rich in texture and depth,…

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March 2, 2015

Words have always come in and out of fashion, but every now and then you…

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