Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Funny words

I came across a big list of very rare and unusual words on a website.. I was so amused by them, so I thought why not list them somewhere so I can remember them!! So, here goes a tiny list of some of the words!

abecedarian A person who is learning the alphabet

apodyopsis The act of mentally undressing someone

cheiloproclitic Being attracted to a person's lips

dentiloquent Pertaining to one who talks through their teeth

grapholagnia The urge to stare at an obscene picture

gymnophoria The sensation that someone is mentally undressing you

hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian Pertaining to extremely long words

krukolibidinous The act of staring at someone's crotch

lalochezia The use of foul or abusive language to relieve stress or ease pain

lethologica The inability to recall a precise word for something

pandiculation Stretching and yawning before going to bed or after waking up

preantepenultimateFourth from last

sciapodous Having huge feet (The website says so, but sciapod means having

one foot)

strikhedonia The pleasure of being able to say "to hell with it"

tibialoconcupiscent Having a lascivious interest in watching a woman put on stockings

ximelolagnia The urge to stare at women who are sitting with crossed legs

zenzizenzizenzic A number raised to the eighth power


for more unusual words, check out: http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm#V

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