Etoile MarleyApr 291 min readRedamancy (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 +...
Etoile MarleyApr 291 min readMasculante (n.)MASCULANTE (n.) A man who calls out other men’s bad behaviour. (Masculine + Vigilante - new word suggestion)
Etoile MarleyDec 13, 20231 min readCallipygian (n.)Somebody who has a nicely shaped bum. Taken from Greek kallipugos, kallos - 'beauty' and puge - 'buttocks'. From early 19th century, used to
Etoile MarleyDec 13, 20231 min readSchussboomer (n.)A skilled and fast downhill skier. A 1950s Americanism borrowed from German 'schuss' meaning a straight shot. Eg. "There are numerous...
Etoile MarleyDec 12, 20231 min readCumpuffled (adj.)An old English adjective meaning bewildered or confused. Specifically from Northamptonshire in the 1800s but "puff" to describe puffing...
Etoile MarleyDec 12, 20231 min readDoniferous (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
Etoile MarleyDec 12, 20231 min readSiffilate (v.)A rare verb meaning to whisper softly or to hiss. Borrowed from French "siffler" means to breathe or to whistle. Eg. "The audience...