50 Weird Words That People Have Never Heard Of
(They are actually real words)
1. Acclumsid- clumsy, numbed, parilyized
2. Acersecomic- one whose hair has never been cut
3. Aqua bob- an icicle
4. Arsy Varcey- to fall head over heels
5. Batchelor's Fare- expression meaning bread, cheese, and kisses
6. Beggar's Velvet- downy particles which accumulate under furniture from the negligence of housekeepers
7. Bleached Mort- a fair-complexioned female
8. Blowsabella- a rough, romping red-faced female whose hair is disheveled and hanging about her face
9. Bone Box- a pejorative term for the mouth
10. Brother of the Bung- a pejorative term for a brewer
11. Brizzle- to scorch near to burning or to slightly singe
12. Chrismukkah- a hybrid holiday (December 1-25) that combines the Christian celebration of "Christmas" with the Jewish holiday of "Hanukkah"
13. Chinkers- coins, money
14. Circumbilivagination- going around in a circular motion
15. Cloakatively- superficially
16. Couchee- a visit received about bedtime
17. Crocitation- cawing, croaking
18. Daedalist- aviator, pilot
19. Dang wallet- a spendthrift
20. Diffibulate- to unbutton, to unbuckle
21. Dringle- to waste time in a lazy manner
22. Dwizzen- descriptive of one with a parched appearance as in withered fruit
23. Dwang- to agonize, to chafe, to despair, to worry
24. Ergophile- one who loves to work
25. Escritoire- a writing desk
26. Eudaemonism- having a good attendant spirit; a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
27. Execrable- of the poorest quality, synonyms: abominable, detestable, vile, wretched
28. Exlex- bandit, outlaw
29. Flag-fallen- unemployed person
30. Fainéant- puppet ruler; do-nothing; idle person
31. Flapdoodle- nonsense
32. Flaneur- loafer, lollygagger
33. Flap-dragon- a common amusement or pastime in which a small substance, such as a plum or raisins are set afloat in a cup of spirits, which is then is set on fire, and snatched by the mouth and swallowed
34. Foinery- fencing, swordplay
35. Fritiniency- the noise of insects
36. Fuggy- descriptive of a stuffy, odorous, poorly ventilated place
37. Funk hole- a dugout, a place of safe retreat
38. Galoot- a 19th century term meaning fellow, especially one that is strange or foolish
39. Goblocks- large mouthfuls of food
40. Grimgribber- slang term for a lawyer; also term meaning legal jargon or mumbo-jumbo
41. Hasenpfeffer- a mighly seasoned stew made of marinated rabbit meat
42. Heptarchy- a government by seven people
43. Hippomania- an obsession of horses
44. Hoddypeaks- blockheads, simpletons, yokels
45. Hug-me-tight- a woman's short usually knitted sleveless close-fitting jacket
46. Inkhorn- ostentatiously learned, pedantic
47. Infundibuliform- having the form of a funnel or cone
48. Iqueme- agreeable, pleasing
49. Iswonk- to toll
50. Itchland- a slang term for Scotland
2. Acersecomic- one whose hair has never been cut
3. Aqua bob- an icicle
4. Arsy Varcey- to fall head over heels
5. Batchelor's Fare- expression meaning bread, cheese, and kisses
6. Beggar's Velvet- downy particles which accumulate under furniture from the negligence of housekeepers
7. Bleached Mort- a fair-complexioned female
8. Blowsabella- a rough, romping red-faced female whose hair is disheveled and hanging about her face
9. Bone Box- a pejorative term for the mouth
10. Brother of the Bung- a pejorative term for a brewer
11. Brizzle- to scorch near to burning or to slightly singe
12. Chrismukkah- a hybrid holiday (December 1-25) that combines the Christian celebration of "Christmas" with the Jewish holiday of "Hanukkah"
13. Chinkers- coins, money
14. Circumbilivagination- going around in a circular motion
15. Cloakatively- superficially
16. Couchee- a visit received about bedtime
17. Crocitation- cawing, croaking
18. Daedalist- aviator, pilot
19. Dang wallet- a spendthrift
20. Diffibulate- to unbutton, to unbuckle
21. Dringle- to waste time in a lazy manner
22. Dwizzen- descriptive of one with a parched appearance as in withered fruit
23. Dwang- to agonize, to chafe, to despair, to worry
24. Ergophile- one who loves to work
25. Escritoire- a writing desk
26. Eudaemonism- having a good attendant spirit; a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
27. Execrable- of the poorest quality, synonyms: abominable, detestable, vile, wretched
28. Exlex- bandit, outlaw
29. Flag-fallen- unemployed person
30. Fainéant- puppet ruler; do-nothing; idle person
31. Flapdoodle- nonsense
32. Flaneur- loafer, lollygagger
33. Flap-dragon- a common amusement or pastime in which a small substance, such as a plum or raisins are set afloat in a cup of spirits, which is then is set on fire, and snatched by the mouth and swallowed
34. Foinery- fencing, swordplay
35. Fritiniency- the noise of insects
36. Fuggy- descriptive of a stuffy, odorous, poorly ventilated place
37. Funk hole- a dugout, a place of safe retreat
38. Galoot- a 19th century term meaning fellow, especially one that is strange or foolish
39. Goblocks- large mouthfuls of food
40. Grimgribber- slang term for a lawyer; also term meaning legal jargon or mumbo-jumbo
41. Hasenpfeffer- a mighly seasoned stew made of marinated rabbit meat
42. Heptarchy- a government by seven people
43. Hippomania- an obsession of horses
44. Hoddypeaks- blockheads, simpletons, yokels
45. Hug-me-tight- a woman's short usually knitted sleveless close-fitting jacket
46. Inkhorn- ostentatiously learned, pedantic
47. Infundibuliform- having the form of a funnel or cone
48. Iqueme- agreeable, pleasing
49. Iswonk- to toll
50. Itchland- a slang term for Scotland