English Language

Yellowback (n) yell-oh-bak A cheap, lurid novel. Published in the late 1800s, these novels were identifiable…

Monepic (adj) mon-ep-ik Consisting of single word sentences. I cannot imagine how jarring it would be…

Pareidolia (noun) parr-i-doh-lee-ah The phenomenon of the human brain where the mind interprets random images…

Lobcock (n) lob-kok A stupid blundering person; a lout. Some words really don't need defining, do they.…

Epanadiplosis (n) ee-pan-ad-ip-loh-sis A figure of speech where the same word is used both at the beginning and…

Gasconade (noun) gas-keh-nay-d Extravagant boasting; boastful talk. This can also be used as a verb; gasconaded, gasconading.…

Lychnobite (noun) like-no-bite One who works at night and sleeps in the day. A much more…