Have you ever worn winklepickers or
salopettes ? Is the saying about French women and their oxters true? Do your friends complain that you bibble too much? Have you ever experienced
zoanthropy and been convinced you were an elephant?

If you’re confused as to how to answer any – or all – of these questions, never fear! We’ve created this confusion, and we’re here to clear it up with this alphabetical list of 26 weird English words and their meanings.

Do you have a favorite weird word in English or any other language? Drop us the word and definition in the comments section below!




agastopia
n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body

bibble
v. – to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily

cabotage
n. – coastal navigation; the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders

doodle sack
n. – old English word for bagpipe
erinaceous
adj. – of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog

jentacular
adj. – pertaining to breakfast

kakorrhaphiophobia
n. – fear of failure

lamprophony
n. – loudness and clarity of enunciation

macrosmatic
adj. – having a good sense of smell

nudiustertian
n. – the day before yesterday

oxter
n. – outdated word meaning “armpit”

pauciloquent
adj. – uttering few words; brief in speech

quire
n. – two dozen sheets of paper

ratoon
n. – small shoot growing from the root of a plant

salopettes
n. – high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps

tittynope
n. – a small quantity of something left over

ulotrichous
adj. – having wooly or crispy hair

valetudinarian
n. – a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health

winklepicker
n. – style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe

xertz
v. – to gulp down quickly and greedily

yarborough
n. – hand of cards containing no card above a nine

zoanthropy
n. – delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal




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