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Uncover The Meaning Of 28 Bizarre Words That Once Made Perfect Sense In English
English changed a lot over the years. The words that people used in the past are honestly hard to believe. If you went back a few centuries, you might not even recognize what people were saying – it almost sounds like another language.
This quiz is all about those weird, forgotten words. You’ll get 28 real terms that were once part of everyday English, and your job is to guess what they actually meant.
Let’s see how many you can figure out! 📜
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Lyone Fein 4 months ago (edited)
My definitions: Fudgel— a large bat made of chocolate. Cockalorum— stories about genital size and performance . Gorgonize—to a*****t someone with stinky cheese. Pismire—the swampy area behind a pub.
Robert T 4 months ago
You'll find some good ones in "The Meaning of Liff" and "The Deeper Meaning of Liff" by Douglas Adams. :D
Load More Replies... Gianna B D 4 months ago
I wish there were some context as to when and where these words were used
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Hmm, my mother used to use a number of these words. Certainly cockalorum and elflock and crapulous (the last one even my swipey-typey knows so it can't be that antiquated).
Lyone Fein 4 months ago (edited)
My definitions: Fudgel— a large bat made of chocolate. Cockalorum— stories about genital size and performance . Gorgonize—to a*****t someone with stinky cheese. Pismire—the swampy area behind a pub.
Robert T 4 months ago
You'll find some good ones in "The Meaning of Liff" and "The Deeper Meaning of Liff" by Douglas Adams. :D
Load More Replies... Gianna B D 4 months ago
I wish there were some context as to when and where these words were used
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Hmm, my mother used to use a number of these words. Certainly cockalorum and elflock and crapulous (the last one even my swipey-typey knows so it can't be that antiquated).
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