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Redamancy (n.)
To be fully loved in return by the one you love, a mutual loving, requited love. A borrowing from latin redamare: to love in return +...

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Apr 29, 20241 min read


Masculante (n.)
MASCULANTE (n.) A man who calls out other men’s bad behaviour. (Masculine + Vigilante - new word suggestion)

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Apr 29, 20241 min read


Callipygian (n.)
Somebody who has a nicely shaped bum. Taken from Greek kallipugos, kallos - 'beauty' and puge - 'buttocks'. From early 19th century, used to

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Dec 13, 20231 min read


Schussboomer (n.)
A skilled and fast downhill skier. A 1950s Americanism borrowed from German 'schuss' meaning a straight shot. Eg. "There are numerous...

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Dec 13, 20231 min read


Cumpuffled (adj.)
An old English adjective meaning bewildered or confused. Specifically from Northamptonshire in the 1800s but "puff" to describe puffing...

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Dec 12, 20231 min read


Doniferous (adj.)
An obscure adjective meaning to bear gifts or to carry a gift in one's arms. Could be thought of as "gift bearing": in Latin donum meaning g

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Dec 12, 20231 min read


Siffilate (v.)
A rare verb meaning to whisper softly or to hiss. Borrowed from French "siffler" means to breathe or to whistle. Eg. "The audience...

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Dec 12, 20231 min read
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