Odd Words in the English Language

[Jimbob]

Foo is a bit like knowing 'a fing or free', common in many accents even in Ostrayia.

[Jimbob]

Just came across the word 'Oleaginous' used recently by the American media to describe U.A. VP Pence as being Oily, greasy.. Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave ... or a Yes man for D.J. Trump

[HHTel]

Remember Bernard Mathews and his Norfolk turkey products?

They're Bootiful!

Yes, it is a Norfolk pronunciation.

[dtaai-maai]

I've just posted about panic buying and stockpiling. For some reason the word 'curmudgeonly' springs to mind...

[sateeb]

I've just posted about panic buying and stockpiling. For some reason the word 'curmudgeonly' springs to mind...

A word I know but would be hard pressed to define without context. Not a word I would use in reports during my previous incarnation.

[sateeb]

Having now read your previous post, Got it!!

Curmudgeonly, vous?? I think many posters may aim that one at moi,

[dtaai-maai]

Speaking of curmudgeonly, I haven't seen Nereus around for a while . I trust he is thriving?

[sateeb]

Oh DM you are such an incorrigible rascal

[pharvey]

Not exactly odd I guess, but a new one for me today......

"Apiary"

[PeteC]

Yes. It was new to me as well a few months back and picked it up on one of these nature shows I listen to. Beeiairy would have really made more sense.

Edit: Apis is the Latin word for bee, so there you go.

[pharvey]

Yes. It was new to me as well a few months back and picked it up on one of these nature shows I listen to. Beeiairy would have really made more sense.

Edit: Apis is the Latin word for bee, so there you go.

[dtaai-maai]

Brits will know this one, but I wonder if our overseas cousins will?

Winklepickers

[Dannie Boy]

Brits will know this one, but I wonder if our overseas cousins will?

Winklepickers

Being a Brit, I know the answer you’re looking for, but as a young lad, every Sunday a man would drive down out street in a small van selling various seafood including winkles, so I guess to people who collected them were also winkle pickers?


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[dtaai-maai]

I've just looked it up, and apparently it's not the person that gathered the winkles, but the pointy (clue, guys!!) implement used to 'winkle' the winkles out of the shell.

[sateeb]

Winklepickers and brothel creepers...10 or so years before my time