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Diatribe (noun) die-ah-trihb A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism First used in English…

Cobbler (noun) kob-ler A person who mends shoes First recorded in the 13th century. Apparently…

Bumfuzzle (verb) bum-fuzl to confuse or fluster While its origin is uncertain, it is an…

Lethargy (noun) leth-ar-gee The quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic,…

Amanuensis (noun) am-an-oo-en-sis A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what…

Folderol (noun) fol-de-rol Nonsense; foolish talk or ideas First recorded in 1695–1705, and originally referred…

Espalier (noun) es-pal-ee-yay A trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit…

Lascar (noun) las-ker An East Indian sailor First recorded in 1620–30; from Portuguese, short for…

Gynotikolobomassophile (noun) (humorous) gai-no-ti-ko-mo-bo-mas-oh-faihl One who likes to nibble on women's earlobes. 21C, humorous. (more…)

Mantua (noun) man-too-a a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the…