Knismesis (noun)
niz-mes-is
Light, feather-like type of tickling that creates an itch sensation rather than laughter.
Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin.
Example sentences
“The itchy feeling caused by the knismesis to my feet from the tassles on the blanket was unbearable.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
