Blesiloquent: To speak with a stutter or a lisp
Was it just a cruel twist of fate that this word would be a challenge to pronounce for those who have a lisp or a stutter?
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Bever
Bever (noun): A snack between meals.
"The problem with bevers is that they end up containing more calories than meals."
"The problem with bevers is that they end up containing more calories than meals."
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Jiffle
Jiffle (verb): To fidget or shuffle restlessly
An easy word to remember because it sounds like a combination of the words "fidget" and shuffle."
An easy word to remember because it sounds like a combination of the words "fidget" and shuffle."
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Bumbledom
Bumbledom (noun): The petty actions and mannerisms of pompous but inefficient government officials.
Easy to remember because it's not difficult to envision bumbling fools where you hear this word -- making it a nice noun option to a common adjective.
Easy to remember because it's not difficult to envision bumbling fools where you hear this word -- making it a nice noun option to a common adjective.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Balbutiate
Balbutiate (verb): To stammer or stutter
And yet, try saying this word quickly, over and over, and try not to stutter or stammer.
And yet, try saying this word quickly, over and over, and try not to stutter or stammer.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Aprosexia
Aprosexia (noun): Medical term describing an almost complete inability to focus or sustain attention.
This word is notable for the fact that it is the most boring term to contain the word "sex."
This word is notable for the fact that it is the most boring term to contain the word "sex."
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Abligurition
Abligurition (verb): Spending a ridiculously large amount of money on food.
This word is now considered obsolete by the Oxford English Dictionary, which is unfortunate because of the advent of organic food co-ops and stores such as Whole Foods, abligurition has almost become an American way of life.
This word is now considered obsolete by the Oxford English Dictionary, which is unfortunate because of the advent of organic food co-ops and stores such as Whole Foods, abligurition has almost become an American way of life.
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