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List of "Lost" words in English
phrontistery.info — "Lost words" are words that were removed from dictionary since they were assumed to be out-dated or unfit for modern English.Here's a comprehensive list of such words
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- Artifez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I understand why they went extinct.
homerkin n 1662 -1663
old liquid measure for beer- wobblygeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Mmmm... beeeeer.
- Dawnspire, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I am a brephophagist >.>
- dwdrummerboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The meaning of that word has been kept murklins from me.
- hollowmedia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think you're more of a coprophagist.
- Thorpe, on 10/12/2007, -30/+5Never used or even heard of most of those words.
- mgleason007, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26That's the point.
- synaesthesia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Id say theres at least 4,815,162,342 lost words out there
- PaulOwen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Use them. Great way to sound like Stephen Fry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry- DisposableRob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Plenty of cromulent words in which to embiggen one's vocabulary!
- Nicklogan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5great more ammo for stewie griffin
- dwemer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12orgiophant n 1886 -1886
one who presides over orgies
The orgiophant had dozens of hangers-on who sought to attend his parties.- VioletArrows, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I love how 'discomania' is on there. I'm thinking this site's full of words not used since the Middle/Renaissance Age.
- chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6airgonaut - one who travels through the air
Awesome word! - Bobski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That site is priceless when reading old text and manuscripts!
- *Ica*, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4There's some words that are out of date in the UK but still in use in the States, and I'm sure vice versa. The word 'gotten' was apparently British originally but you never hear anyone saying that here yet its still used a lot in the US.
- mks06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ah, language history. Very interesting, thanks for this.
- wackyvorlon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I love old and uncommon words, and this list is filled with them!
- kd1s, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I like this one: blateration:
Seems to be an awful lot of blateration on blogs these days.- PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Since we are autexousious, we have to deal with the hemerine onslaught of acrasial blateration and fallaciloquence even if it is ficulnean or viliorates digg.
Now i am off to realize my dream of becoming a orgiophant. - PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2translation
Since we are free, we have to deal with the daily onslaught of ill-tempered babbling and deceitful speech even if is worthless or worsens digg.
Now I am off to realize my dream of becoming an orgy organizer.
- PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Since we are autexousious, we have to deal with the hemerine onslaught of acrasial blateration and fallaciloquence even if it is ficulnean or viliorates digg.
- soapbeard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations.
- kgool, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Thanks for the site, now I will be able to go back to sleep even after 3 cups of coffee.
- dcipjr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4As soon as I saw this title, I immediately became confused, because the TV show "Lost" is in English to begin with.
"Lost" -- it's a sickness, I tell you. - spikyface, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Man I got completely alabandicized last night
- minimunchkin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My surgation is dodrantal.
- Quakes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2dodrantal adj 1656 -1883
of nine inches in length
The male stripper's dodrantal instrument impressed the ladies greatly.
Hmmm..
- Quakes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2dodrantal adj 1656 -1883
- busch30pack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1brephophagist - one who eats babies
- thank god for this list, that word has been just on the tip of my tongue all day.- PowerCow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The term Cheney, is now being used as a replacement.
- datigz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Some of the example sentences are absolutely hilarious. Many of the words just sound cool - would love to make them "refound" words.
- Nanobe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Some of these words, like "aquabib", I have actually heard in normal use.
- RobotCitizen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1These words are no longer cromulent, but I do like the sound of many of them.
"The professor, while brilliant, was afflicted by boreism when lecturing."
Brilliant! - afruff23, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1surgation n 1688 -1688
erection of the penis
His surgation caused him embarassment when he had to speak in front of the class.
Rush Limbaugh had a surgation after taking his "pills". - Tijmen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4dodrantal adj 1656 -1883
of nine inches in length
The male stripper's dodrantal instrument impressed the ladies greatly.
How on earth did this word get lost?- RobotCitizen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Seriously, it's a shame we don't talk like this anymore.
- nadadingsda, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0hmm.. those words could be useful for the GRE ;-)
- nadadingsda, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0hmm.. those words could be useful for the GRE ;-)
- mack1082, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1circumbilivagination n 1611 -1693
going around in a circular motion; circumambulation
She saw many quaint seaside towns in her circumbilivagination of England. - zeroed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Kevin and/or Alex, as good as an idea it may seem at the time, please do not do an entire episode of diggnation based on extinct english words.
- lahar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Adimpleate my car, please"
I wonder what the gas station attendant would say...
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