Monday, June 17, 2019

Yo. Word.

Octothorpe is the word for a hash or pound sign. Jentacular is the word for of or pertaining to breakfast. Nelipot is the word for a barefoot person. Psithurism is the word for the sound of the wind in the leaves. Somniloquence is the word for sleep talking. Taciturn is the word for being of few words, while pauciloquent is the word for taciturn. Logolepsy is the word for a fixation on words. Logogriph is the word for a word puzzle. Logorrhea is the word for the excessive use of words. And verbatim is the word for word for word.

2 comments:

Aggie said...

Yo, Mr. Wordsmith:
How timely, indeed, that your rant this week is all about words, as this one just entered my world: furbelows. And no, it's not underwear made of animal pelts (or anything vulgar, for god's sake!). It's flounces, ruffles, or other ornamental trims. Now if I could only find a way to introduce it while chatting with the clerks at Pick 'n Save as they scan and bag...

Dave Maleckar said...

Not at Pick 'n' Save. You want that level conversation you'll have to pay for it. Go to Whole Foods.

Also, "furbelows" sounds like coal miner slang for where they work. "Yep, spent nigh on to 30 year down in the furbelows."