This entry was posted in For Learners and tagged english, language, weird words. – delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal – hand of cards containing no card above a nine zoanthropy – to gulp down quickly and greedily yarborough – style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toeĪ close second to “tittynope” in the eyebrow-raiser category xertz Think – “the valedictorian of hypochondriacs” winklepicker – a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health Or that you do, and nobody uses this word anymore. Undoubtedly the biggest eyebrow-raiser on this list! ulotrichousįirst time you’ve heard this word? It’s probably a good indication that you don’t have wooly or crispy hair. – a small quantity of something left over – high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps tittynope – the offspring of interbreeding rats and raccoons salopettes – small shoot growing from the root of a plant If you had to figure out how to use this word in context, you probably wouldn’t say much either. curiosity about the impact youve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have. – a creature that is half ox, half otter pauciloquentĪdj. – having a good sense of smell nudiustertian – loudness and clarity of enunciation macrosmaticĪdj. This is the last word that someone with kakorrhaphiophobia would want to encounter in a spelling bee. Quasar (n.) one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe Quash (v.) to put down or suppress completely Quayage (n. – pertaining to breakfast kakorrhaphiophobia – a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight impignorateĪdj. – in Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign gabelle – of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehogĪlthough she won’t know what it means, never, ever tell your date Erin that she is “looking quite erinaceous this evening.” firman – old English word for bagpipe erinaceousĪdj. – to sabotage with cabbage and/or Vermont Cabot Cheese doodle sack – coastal navigation the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders – to drink often to eat and/or drink noisily cabotage – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body bibble If you’re confused as to how to answer any – or all – of these questions, never fear! We’ve created this confusion, and we’re here to clear it up with this alphabetical list of 26 weird English words and their meanings.ĭo you have a favorite weird word in English or any other language? Drop us the word and definition in the comments section below! agastopia Have you ever worn winklepickers or salopettes? Is the saying about French women and their oxters true? Do your friends complain that you bibble too much? Have you ever experienced zoanthropy and been convinced you were an elephant?
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