Dentiloquy (noun) (rare)
den-til-oh-kwee
The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
From Latin, [L. dens, dentis, tooth + loqui to speak.]. First recorded, 1913.
Example sentences
“He has a habit of dentiloquy, making him hard to understand at times.”
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…)