18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style
Love them all, but I was particularly tickled by the mental picture I got of "groak" and the ideas of "tyromancy." And "Englishable." So good. I also geekily loved the names of the books they got these words from. I would totally be proud to be the author of a dialect and speech book.
One thing I thought was missing from this list, however, was sample sentences. But maybe that's what we're here for. I'll try a couple and then you join in, if you want.
Groak: To silently watch someone while they are eating, hoping to be invited to join them
As I wiped the ketchup from my mouth, I looked up to see her groaking at me with eyes as big as hamburger buns.
Tyromancy: Divining by the coagulation of cheese
A believer in tyromancy, the old crone considered the curdles, gasped, and then shrieked, "You are the harbinger of death!"
Now that's some good writing.
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