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DIRECTORY OF OBSCURITY

The Old, Rare & Unusual
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Obscurity WordMap

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• Nonsense ~ Gibberish ~ Grandiloquent ~ Oddities ~ Whimsical ~ Quirky ~ Bizarre ~ Sensory ~ Boring ~ Hyphenated​

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WEIRD AND WACKY WORDS
strange and bizarre old and rare words
THE GREAT RESURRECTION
bringing the best obsolete words back

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OBSCURITY OF THE NORM

​The obscure words for normal and everyday things

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OBSCURITY From G to L

​GABERLUNZIE - a hobo

GALLINIPPER - bugs that bite

GERASCOPHOBIA - fear of growing old

GLOGGVINGR - a Scrooge

GONZO - bizarre ideas

GRIMALKIN - an old female cat

GROKE - staring at someone’s food hoping they’ll share

GRUMPHIE - a pig

GUTTLE - to eat greedily

GYNOTIKOLOBOMASSOPHILE - loves to nibble on his girlfriend’s ear

​HABSELIGKEITEN - a child’s treasure

HALIDOM - a holy place

HAYAT - life

HEARTSEASE - peace of mind

HIBERNAL - winter

HOBBLEDEHOY - an ungainly, awkward teenager

HOI POLLOI - the general public

HONEYFUGGLE - a sweet talker

HOPPIPOLLA - jumping in puddles

HORRIPILATION - goosebumps

HOYDEN - a carefree girl

HUMBLEBRAG - hiding a brag or boast behind a humble apology

HUMBUGGERY - a sham

HYETAL - rain

​IKIGAI - the reason for living

ILLECEBROUS - beautiful

INDAGATE - to research

INNCONU - a stranger

INTERDIGITATE - interlocking fingers

IRASCIBLE - hot temper

​JAYUS - a joke so bad you can’t help but laugh

JEJUNE - naive

JENTACULAR - breakfast

​KAKISTOCRACY - corrupt politicians

KOBOLD - a ghost

KONTAL-KINTAL - the swing of earrings or the swishing of a dress as you walk

KOWTOW - to show respect

​LACHANOPHOBIA - hating vegetables

LAGOM - not too little or too much

LAGNIAPPE - a gift with purchase

LANSPRESADO - the one who never has any money

LETHOLOGICA- can’t find the right word

LIBROCUBICULARIST - a person reads in bed

LIMERENCE - a crush

LOQUACIOUS- a chatterbox

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The Old, Rare & Unusual
OBSCURE | WEIRD | OBSOLETE
Obscurity WordMap

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