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  • From Vaunt. Scottish adjective meaning proud, boastful, vain

    June 21, 2024

  • Utlesse is a word from history that means when a person who has been put in prison for doing something wrong manages to escape from the prison.

    June 21, 2024

  • Chūnibyō (中二病) is a Japanese colloquial term typically used to describe early teens who have grandiose delusions, who desperately want to stand out, and who have convinced themselves that they have hidden knowledge or secret powers. It translates to "middle-second syndrome" (i.e., middle-school second-year). It is sometimes called "eighth-grader syndrome" in the United States, usually in the context of localizations of anime which feature the concept as a significant plot element.

    February 9, 2024

  • Greek tri-koronos "long-lived," literally "having three times the age of a crow."

    December 9, 2023

  • Etymology

    Danish. From krænkelse (“offense”) +‎ parat (“ready”)

    Definition:

    easily offended, snowflaky; always looking for a reason to take offence

    (Source: wiktionary

    July 31, 2023

  • An earlier version of the term bunfight

    May 24, 2023

  • An old English word in Anglo-Saxon laws. Lyblæca means wizard of sorcerer, but with suggestions of skill in the use of drugs, because the root of the word is lybb "drug, poison, charm"

    April 26, 2023

  • female wizard, woman magician, from a root meaning "phantom, evil spirit." (Mentioned in the Middle English book, Laws of Ælfred (c. 890)

    April 26, 2023

  • a woman who practices incantations. From the old English ‘Laws of Ælfred (c. 890)’

    April 26, 2023

  • Greek “to tear flesh” relative of sarcasm and sarcophagus, referring to the limestone coffins which would rapidly decompose the bodies they held

    March 16, 2023

  • Latibulate (verb)

    la-tib-oo-layt

    17th century. To hide oneself in a corner.

    March 15, 2023

  • The xylospongium or tersorium, also known as sponge on a stick, was a hygienic utensil used by ancient Romans to wipe their anus after defecating, consisting of a wooden stick with a sea sponge fixed at one end. The tersorium was shared by people using public latrines.

    January 24, 2023

  • ずばっとwritten in the western alphabet. Zubatto is an

    Onomatopoetic word in Japan, meant to be the sound of something hitting a target perfectly. It has connotations of quick strikes, zero hesitation, frank speaking, and bluntness. The Japanese super hero series Kaiketsu Zubat, and the Pokémon Zubat, are both named for this word.

    October 11, 2022

  • Raitch, n. C. The white mark or star on a horse's face.

    - the Yorkshire folk talk glossary

    December 31, 2021

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