Snowbrowth – dating all the way back to the 1590s, snowbrowth refers to freshly melted snow, as in “this morning there was a perfect carpet of white on the lawn, but now it’s merely snowbrowth.”Ħ. Excogigate – To plot, plan, devise, with Latin roots that mean to bring out by thinking. Also, NOT used in relation to writing lists. “Hey look, there goes another pismire!” Em gee. Pismire – literally, a word that’s derived from small insect and piss. Defined as an ant. For instance, how am I supposed to enjoy my sushi while that guy is groaking me the entire time? Whoa, that sounds similar to something else…maybe let’s not revive that one…Ĥ.
Groak – while the origin of this word is unknown, it means to watch someone silently as they eat, in the hope that you will be invited to join them. It’s an alternative to sullen or grumpy.ģ. Grumpish – this one dates back to the 1720s and it makes us pretty grumpish to realize it’s no longer used. It means to feel ill from excessive eating or drinking, like feeling crapulous the morning after your cake-binge-worthy birthday celebration.Ģ. Crapulous – we know what you’re thinking you’re thinking this has something to do with feeling crappy, right? Well, you’re not entirely wrong. Have fun in your next conversation and try a few!ģ0 Amazing, Intriguing, Obsolete Words We Should Absolutely Start Using Againġ. Here are 30 obsolete or uncommon words that we think have gone before their time. Others have since changed, been replaced, or completely ditched. Some that we use today are actually thousands of years old, and originate from a time before English even existed. Just like life, facts and even chocolate, words in the English language have a life-span.
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