15 forgotten English words we can still use today
3/5/2018
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Every language changes with time. So does English, and you can't imagine how many beautiful words with exact and witty meanings got lost. Take a look at this list!
#1
Sometimes I need this word to describe my activity...
#2
Do you often feel this way?
#3
This one describes some people so exactly...
#4
The word was coined as far back as the 17th century.
#5
People have always loved gossiping...
#6
The person who always accidentally forgets their wallet... Do you have such a friend?
#7
I actually like doing this!
#8
I'm happy when I AM this person!
#9
Now I know the best way to answer to this.
#10
I actually hate it. Do you do this before falling asleep?
#11
The word appeared in the 17th century, and the phenomenon itself is probably much older.
#12
This serious problem seems to be really old!
#13
We have all felt this way at some point...
#14
Many people need this word to describe their state of health sometimes!
#15
Delicious food is worth spending much money on!
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181 Comments
Andrea Eckert Watters
Are you sure these are old words? They all sound like somebody I know!
Ernest Koppe
We're living in a kakistocracy where the common folk are sufffering from abliguration.
David Heinz
Almost all the words I have never heard of before and would probably never use.
David Heinz
I guess I did a cacoethes on this one. Oh well!
Alick Wills
#4 applies to the current government system of the United States
Fiona McWilliam
Krakistocracy has to come back into the vernacular just now!
Buddhadeb Pal
Liked the word kakistocracy. It is real time for most of the countries in the world.
Caroline Weis
Ernest Koppe, my thoughts too. Glad someone else related how we are living now under the current administration.
Allison Aspden
I testing explanations of these little-used words. Learnt something.
wyodinosaur
Interesting. I have never used any of those words in a sentence either written or verbal.
epmusic paul
Love these words! Several sound very timely for us trying to get out of the kakistocracy we’ve been living in.
Corol Wade Bevier
Have been a practicing slugabed for years, Fairly common word in Northeast others deserve more exposure
Conrado De Leon
We had a kakistocratic government in Uruguay for 15 years. and my cats are confirmed GROKERS.
Doris Dallaire
I like them. Especially Fudgel
lmoores
This is kakistocracy we are living in now. We common folk are practicing abliguration.
honeyjackson
NO! We don't need any of these crazy words brought back, IMHO!