Have you got dysania? Perhaps it is because you are philogrobilized! So stop twattling about it and learn a few of these sweet olde-school words!
Like everything else, language changes and evolves over time, especially so in these days of mass communication, memes, easy cultural exchange and increasing standardization of a global 'internet language.'
Whether this is to our benefit or detriment is up to you to decide, but the reality is that in a more visually oriented world, our vocabularies are decreasing. What to do about this? Read more? Buy a dictionary? Get together a crew and perform one of Shakespeare's plays in your living room?
A good place to start is to check out this awesome list that we at Bored Panda have compiled. Satisfyingly descriptive, amusing and sometimes bafflingly unnecessary words from ye olde times that you can impress your mates with!
Scroll down to check them out below, and don't forget to vote for your faves!
(h/t: History Hustle)
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"I'm calling in sick. I have a problem with my eyes." "Oh no! Is it serious?" "Well, I can't see. I can't see myself coming into work today."
I love the story behind this word! An artist had made a painting of a man wearing sandals. A shoemaker, looking at the painting, told him he'd gotten part of the sandal wrong. The painter, acknowledging the man's expertise in the area, repainted the sandal. Then the shoemaker began to offer criticism on the rest of the painting. The painter replied, "You're a shoemaker. Don't criticize anything above the shoe." (Ultracrepidarian literally means, "One who is above (ultra) the shoe (crepe)).
I love it since in my mother tongue "kakis" means "s**t", so it sounds as "shitcracy".
We used it in our book of limericks: There are countries enduring autocracy, Kleptocracy, even theocracy. But being creative We've chosen a state of The latest new trend: Kakistocracy https://www.facebook.com/LimericksInTheTimeofTrump/
In South Africa "kak" means s**t. And our government is truly kak. 99% sure this word originated from here
That's a Greek-derived word actualy created from Kakos (Greek for bad) and Aristocracy (Aristos+crateos= governs the best)
Cool! In Spain a "caco" (we make all "k" as "c") is literally a thief...
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the true system practiced in a country called Nigeria. welcome to the "Hausas want it all,but have not the slightest idea what its truly worth"
I never knew that there was a word to describe Malcolm Turnbull and his cronies.
The U.S. right now is a perfect reason to bring this word back into circulation. Yes, I'm American.
So .. in a way i can say that .. half of my college mates were .. - Lans*whatever*the*word*that*is*
I would say British countryside girls are like this, i am not saying everyone. Also, it's not a bad thing. Manners are manners, no matter what age.
I have actually heard a few of these growing up. And a lot of variations that were probably adapted from the originals. As John says, many are complicated and hard to pronounce.
I can see why they are no longer in use today. They're too complicated. The only one I have heard/seen used is "Twattling". The rest...............................
I have actually heard a few of these growing up. And a lot of variations that were probably adapted from the originals. As John says, many are complicated and hard to pronounce.
I can see why they are no longer in use today. They're too complicated. The only one I have heard/seen used is "Twattling". The rest...............................
