Torpor (noun)
taw-per
sluggish inactivity
First recorded in 1600–10. From the Latin torpēre, meaning “to be stiff or numb.”
Example sentences
“I got stuck in that post Christmas torpor and couldn’t shake it off.”
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…)
