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Strange. Amusing. Obscure. These words aren't used much these days, but perhaps we should think about resuscitating them.
Anililagnia: an attraction to older women.
Abligurition: excessive spending on food and drink.
Altiloquent: speaking pompously or in a high flown manner.
Anililagnia: an attraction to older women.
Armsaye: the armhole in clothing.
Boanthropy: a type of insanity in which a man thinks he is an ox.
Brandophile: one who collects cigar bands.
Cachinnation: loud or hysterical laughter.
Chanking: spat-out food (rinds or pits).
Cheiloproclitic: being attracted to a person's lips.
Dactylion: the tip of the middle finger.
Defenestration: the act of throwing someone or something out a window.
Dibble: to drink like a duck.
Diphallic terata: a disease in which a man has two penises.
Diplasiasmus: the incorrect doubling of a letter when spelling a word.
Dishabillophobia: the fear of undressing or undressing in front of someone.
Eugeria: normal and happy old age.
Euneirophrenia: peace of mind after a pleasent dream.
Eyeservice: work done only while the boss is watching.
Farctate: the state of being stuffed with food (overeating).
Feat: a dangling curl of hair.
Flocinaucinihilipiliphication: the action of estimation is worthless.
Fremescence: the grumbling sound of an unhappy mob of people.
Gambrinous: being full of beer.
Grapholagnia: the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Groak: to watch people eat hoping that they will offer you some of their food.
Gynotikolobomassophile: one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobe.
Haingle: to amble along in a feeble and listless manner.
Hebephrenic: a condition of adolescent silliness.
Horripilate: to get goose bumps.
Iatrogenic: illness or disease caused by doctors or by prescribed treatment.
Impecunious: having no cash or money.
Lachanophobia: the fear of vegetables.
Lapling: someone who enjoys resting in women's laps.
Librocubicularist: one who reads in bed.
Logorrhea: excessive talking (or verbal diarrhea).
Macron: the horizontal line above a vowel to symbolize a long sound.
Minimus: little finger or toe.
Misodoctakleidist: someone who hates practicing the piano.
Neanimorphic: looking younger than one's year.
Nelipot: someone who is walking without shoes.
Nostomania: overwhelming homesickness.
Oniochalasia: buying as a means of mental relaxation.
Notophile: one who collects bank notes.
Obdormition: numbness caused by pressure on a nerve (when a limb is "asleep").
Oniochalasia: buying as a means of mental relaxation.
Ophryon: space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
Pandiculation: stretching and yawning before going to bed or after waking up.
Parnel: a priest's stress.
Pilgarlic: a bald head that looks like a peeled garlic.
Polyorchid: a man who has at least three testicles.
Preantepenultimate: fourth from last.
Puricle: space between thumb and extended forefinger.
Quisquilian: consisting of trash and rubbish.
Rasceta: creases on the inside of the wrist.
Ruminant: cud chewer.
Scatophagy: religious practice of eating excrement.
Scroop: rustle of silk.
Spermologer: one who collects trivia.
Suppedaneim: foot support for crucifix victims.
Tapinophobia: a fear of small things.
Timmynoggy: a device the saves time and labor.
Venustaphobia: the fear of beautiful women.
Viraginity: the masculine qualities of some women.
Wether: a castrated sheep.
Wheeple: a poor attempt at whistling.
Witzelsucht: a feebly attempt at humor.
Zarf: a holder of a handless coffee cup.
Zenzizenzizenzic: a number raised to the eighth power.
Zills: the finger cymbals worn by belly dancers.
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