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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Aug 13, 2015 20:08:35 GMT -6 Matador Network 19 amazing English words we’ve totally forgotten about by Matt Hershberger July 20, 2015 Click here for the list. My favorite words are Snollygoster (an unprincipled politician) and Swullocking (humid weather). I've actually encountered widdershins, crapulence and empurple before.
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Aug 13, 2015 20:15:48 GMT -6 Here's some more from Mental Floss. 56 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using.
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pickinduck Posts: 16,848 Administrator	Post by pickinduck on Aug 14, 2015 6:24:19 GMT -6 I have been actively involved for how many years in reestablishing old words and phrases. A few of the ones that we really need are; TORY = Loyalist Outlaw (this can and does apply to modern times here in the USA). JACK-A-LENT = An insignificant person. (interesting history to this).
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Aug 14, 2015 9:45:40 GMT -6 Jack–a–Lent is an interesting word. Wikipedia has an interesting entry, too. 'Tory' has quite a past.
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pickinduck Posts: 16,848 Administrator	Post by pickinduck on Sept 22, 2015 5:32:09 GMT -6 Tommyrot is one that has gone by the wayside.
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Sept 25, 2015 9:43:57 GMT -6 Too bad, it's a great word.
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