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Antiquated/Obscure Words..... Flabbergasted....
Flippant..... Habadasherie..... WHAT OBSCURE WORDS JUST ARE NOT USED ANYMORE?? The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. -- Mark Twain.
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fuddy duddy | |
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salmagundi | |
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sapid | |
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macarize | |
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2the9s said: macarize
oh I'll macarize you! |
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vagitus.
It's a noun. It means a new born baby's cry.  | |
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DexMSR said: Flabbergasted....
Flippant..... Habadasherie..... WHAT OBSCURE WORDS JUST ARE NOT USED ANYMORE?? I used that in a police report just last week!! Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is. | |
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CarrieMpls said: 2the9s said: macarize
oh I'll macarize you! You're pachycephalic.  | |
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2the9s said: CarrieMpls said: oh I'll macarize you! You're pachycephalic. why are you looking up words from a medical dictionary, 9s? |
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CarrieMpls said: 2the9s said: You're pachycephalic. why are you looking up words from a medical dictionary, 9s? Because I suffer from logolepsy. 
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methylenedioxymethamphetamine Wer ist dort? Unterbrechende Kuh. Unterbrech... Muh!!! | |
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2the9s said: CarrieMpls said: why are you looking up words from a medical dictionary, 9s? Because I suffer from logolepsy.
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My favorite, which I do use, is "posthaste".
As in, "I need to get this cash to my pimp posthaste!  "oh noes, prince is gonna soo me!!1! | |
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Bamboozled.It's another word for trickery I believe invented in the UK. Apparently Indians are fascinated by it. | |
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Gosh is old and you dont hear it much anymore.
Tincture ( I like this word) cant think of any right now. | |
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I love old words and quaint phrases. One of my favorites is skullduggery.  Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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Smeckledorf...
Ok, that was never an actual word... How about: Flibbertyjibbit Balderdash Horsefeathers Rapscallion Cockamamy Hootenanny
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It's true, haberdashery is so out of circulation nobody even remembers how to spell it. 
Try this one: tatterdemalion When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. Regardless of the day, I'm glad you were born. | |
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Mach said: fuddy duddy
but i get called that all the time! :confused: | |
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Neat
Swell Keen | |
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Nikster said: Neat
Swell Keen Nifty Neato | |
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ok I didn't read this thread but u know what I HATE..when people say "not nesscessarily" [Edited 8/6/06 2:16am] | |
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Ocean said: ok I didn't read this thread but u know what I HATE..when peopel say "not nesscessarily"
[Edited 8/6/06 1:20am] why? | |
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Doth
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by golly gee willikers!(that is so my grandma!) Carpenters bend wood, fletchers bend arrows, wise men fashion themselves.
Don't Talk About It, Be About It! | |
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