Trivia 20 Forgotten English Words That Are Very Relevant Today

[Professora Akira]

Language evolves whether we like it or not. Also, a certain language never comes with a close-ended number of words. Throughout its life span, it gains words and features that are incredibly useful but down the road, it also loses equally important features. Below you will find awesome English words that have long been forgotten which we should bring back to daily use.




Dysania
-Extreme difficulty getting out of bed in the morning.(1900's)

Ultracrepidarian
-Somebody who gives opinion on subjects they know nothing about.(19th century)

Kakistocracy
-Government by the least qualified or worst people
(19th century)

Twattling
-Gossiping idly abour unimportant things(16th century)

Lanspresado
-Someone who always conveniently shows up with no money(18th century)


Slugabed
-A person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up.(16th century)

Frobly-mobly
-Neither well nor unwell(18th century)


Fudgel
-pretending to work while actually doing nothing +
(18th century)

Uthceare
-Lying awake and worrying about the day ahead(old english)


Perendinate
-To put off until the day after tomorrow.(19th century


Philogrobilized
-Having a hangover but without admitting to actually drinking.(19th century)

Grumbletonians
-People who are angry or unhappy with their government(17th century)


Snolygoster
-A shrewd,unprincipled person especially a politician.(19th century)

Abligurition
-Spending lavish amount of money for food.(17 th century)






-LanguageNerd

 

[Misanthropes]

thank you for this!

 

[Professora Akira]

thank you for this!

my pleasure

 

[Lelouch Lamperouge]

ang dami prof pero diko kayang kabisaduhin lahat yan.. basta ang alam ko twag sa mga chismosang kapit bahay ay marites ahahhah

 

[Mirasha]

Woah. Nice information po. Ito yung mga words na parang gusto kong gamitin sa essay pero magdadalawang isip pa rin ako. I would either appear knowledgeable in terms of vocabulary or that one student who uses words he has only seen for the first time at di alam kung saang context dapat sila ginagamit.

 

[tiyo_pot]

ang dami prof pero diko kayang kabisaduhin lahat yan.. basta ang alam ko twag sa mga chismosang kapit bahay ay marites ahahhah

twattling pala dati nilang pangalan.... hehehe

 

[Dismal]

Lanspresado yata ang tawag sa mga magpapalibre. Maraming salamat sa trivia

 

[joef17]

nice, thanks ts