Tyrotoxism

Tyrotoxism (tai-ro-tox-ism) noun: To be poisoned by cheese and related dairy products.

It's sounds almost comical, but people often forget that cheese is essentially dairy gone bad, and if not carefully produced, may contain impurities that could easily kill someone.

"No one could argue with the darkly humorous irony of the pizza magnate who died of tyrotoxism."

Lubitorium

Lubitorium (noun) loo-bit-or-ee-um: Another name for a service station or gas station.

It does sound a little odd and perhaps mildly perverse at first, doesn't it?  

"I told her that before we go out on our date that I needed to stop by the lubitorium, at which point she insisted that I was being presumptuous and asked to be dropped off back at home."

Impecunious

Impecunious (adjective): Having no cash or money.

"Those with a fondness for remaining impecunious at all times should consider a career in publishing."

Estivate

Estivate (verb): To pass the summer in a state of torpor, inaction, or inactivity.

Most people know the word hibernate -- which is the passing of winter in inactivity or sleep, but there are a number of animals (mainly reptiles and a few mammals) that do the same thing during the summer.

"Next summer I am going to do nothing but go to the lakeside and estivate."

Aspectabund

Aspectabund (adjective): Having a very expressive face.

The word is rarely used any more and is thought to originate from the cojoining of two separate words: aspect: facial expression; and abundance: a plentiful amount.

"Those who are especially aspectabund would not do well in a game of Poker."

Dactylion

Dactylion (noun): The tip of the middle finger

"I wasn't sure if he was simply examining his dactylion or if he was making an insulting gesture at me."

Eccedentesiast

Eccedentesiast (noun): A person who fakes a smile.


"Don't mistake his eccedentesiastical mannerisms with any depth or honesty, he doesn't like any one."