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Decoction (noun) dee-kok-shun A concentrated liquor resulting from heating or boiling a substance. Late Middle…

Quim (noun) (British) (vulgar) kwim A woman's genitals. Late 18C, of unknown origin. (more…)

Funiliform (adj) (rare) few-nil-i-form Resembling a rope or cord. scientific Latin funiliformis (1815 or earlier),…

Pronking (verb) pron-king What springboks do; to bounce, prance and leap the way a springbok…

Sot (noun) sot A habitual drunkard. Late Old English sott ‘foolish person’, from medieval Latin…

Sciolist (noun) (archaic) sy-oh-list A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed. Early…