I don't rightly recall what put me on to this line of thinking, but on the way home tonight I was trying to remember some very useful words that you just don't hear anymore.
Flapdoodle, for one.
Fun words. Words whose very pronunciation carries a good ounce of meaning without ever having to consult a dictionary. Words that usually upset spell check software.
Like tarnation.
Or gumption.
How about betwixt?
Poppycock and Balderdash, twin brothers of skepticism.
Hullabaloo.
Tomfoolery.
I invite you to share some of your favorite "forgotten words."
2 comments:
Hornswaggled.
Dagnabbit.
Please.
Hah! I like that last one. Spell checkers wouldn't have a problem with that one, though, would they? Just society, apparently.
Aren't these older posts fun?
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