Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1355arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square305fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCorrodedOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWhat a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.
What a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
I think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.