A list of 34 words by erinmckean.
- yorewas added by erinmckean and appears on 39 lists
- vimwas added by erinmckean and appears on 85 lists
- sleightwas added by erinmckean and appears on 40 lists
- turpitudewas added by erinmckean and appears on 179 lists
- spickwas added by erinmckean and appears on 10 lists
- tarnationwas added by erinmckean and appears on 35 lists
- neapwas added by erinmckean and appears on 19 lists
- riddancewas added by erinmckean and appears on 10 lists
- mettlewas added by erinmckean and appears on 101 lists
- offingwas added by erinmckean and appears on 39 lists
- shebangwas added by erinmckean and appears on 33 lists
- petardwas added by erinmckean and appears on 57 lists
- shrivewas added by erinmckean and appears on 43 lists
- immemorialwas added by erinmckean and appears on 36 lists
- jetsamwas added by erinmckean and appears on 60 lists
- kithwas added by erinmckean and appears on 56 lists
- loggerheadswas added by erinmckean and appears on 16 lists
- helter skelterwas added by erinmckean and appears on 22 lists
- fettlewas added by erinmckean and appears on 37 lists
- drutherswas added by erinmckean and appears on 65 lists
- dudgeonwas added by erinmckean and appears on 106 lists
- ekewas added by erinmckean and appears on 72 lists
- frowas added by erinmckean and appears on 14 lists
- bygoneswas added by erinmckean and appears on 16 lists
- dintwas added by erinmckean and appears on 72 lists
- caboodlewas added by erinmckean and appears on 30 lists
- crawwas added by erinmckean and appears on 12 lists
- desertswas added by erinmckean and appears on 9 lists
- coignwas added by erinmckean and appears on 15 lists
- beckwas added by erinmckean and appears on 33 lists
- batedwas added by erinmckean and appears on 14 lists
- bandywas added by erinmckean and appears on 67 lists
- amokwas added by erinmckean and appears on 83 lists
- adowas added by erinmckean and appears on 41 lists
bilby commented on the list fossil-words
It's hard to imagine that amok was ever much more in currency than it is at present. I'd classify it as a loan word that fits within a particular idiom and simply doesn't go any further. A bug on sticky paper, perhaps, rather than a fossil.
November 24, 2014