Bespoke (adj)
bih-spohk
Made to individual order; custom-made.
Bespoke was first recorded in the sense highlighted here in 1745–55 and comes from the past tense for bespeak, “to ask for in advance.” The verb bespeak was first recorded much earlier, before 900. It comes from the Old English word besprecan.
Example sentences
“They made bespoke suits for all ocassions.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
