"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Monday, 10 January 2011

Prolix

   
Prolix means tediously prolonged speech or writing; tending to speak or write at great length. I suppose I should go on at great length about prolix and make this a suitable posring. However, as I am not normally inclined to wordiness, verbosity and garrulousness I'll finish now...

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Logorrhea

   
Logorrhea is pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Quidnunc

   
A quidnunc is a busybody; someone who attempts to know all that happens, but who is not careful of the facts. The word is now out of fashion - a pity!

Friday, 7 January 2011

Wanweird

   
Wanweird means having an unhappy fate.

Thursday, 6 January 2011

Tachyphagia

   
Tachyphagia is excessively rapid eating; bolting of food.

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Slubberdegullion

   
A slubberdegullion is a filthy, slobbering person; a sloven; a villain; a fiend; a louse. In other words it isn't ver complementary!

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Mammothrept

   
A mammothrept is a spoiled child (or should it be 'spoilt' child?)

Monday, 3 January 2011

Lethologica

   
This is something I suffer from a times - Lethologica is a psychological disorder that inhibits an individual's ability to articulate his or her thoughts by temporarily forgetting key words, phrases or names in conversation; the inability to remember the correct word.

Sunday, 2 January 2011

Matronolagnia

   
Allegedly - i.e. according to one website but I cannot find it in a dictionary - matronolagnia means being attracted to older women, especially those with children. A strange word and a strange concept!

Saturday, 1 January 2011

Jumentous

   
Jumentous means smelling strongly of a beast of burden; smelling like horse urine.

What a lovely word to start the new year!!!