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This document provides definitions and etymologies for various unusual words. It includes words describing a greedy eater ("gobslotch"), types of celebrations ("maffick"), states of anxiety ("collywobbles"), and types of dependent persons ("hoghenhine"), among many others. The words come from a variety of languages and time periods.

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Grandiloquent 2

This document provides definitions and etymologies for various unusual words. It includes words describing a greedy eater ("gobslotch"), types of celebrations ("maffick"), states of anxiety ("collywobbles"), and types of dependent persons ("hoghenhine"), among many others. The words come from a variety of languages and time periods.

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Malapert rocks.

(MAL-uh-purt)
Adjective: From Latin "rupes" - a rock + "colĕre" - to
-Impudently bold in speech or manner; inhabit.
saucy.
Gobslotch
It is also the name of a lunar crater near
(GOB-slotch)
the Southern limb of the Moon.
Noun:
-A greedy, clownish person... apt to gobble
Middle English, from ‘mal' - bad + ‘apert’ -
his food.
open, frank.
-A dirty voracious eater.
First Known Use: 14th century

Cornucopia From William Holloway's "Dictionary of


(korn-uh-KOPE-ee-ya) Provincialisms," 1838
Noun:
Pandiculate (pan-DIK-yoo-layt)
-A symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's
Verb
horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and
1. To stretch the torso and upper limbs,
corn.
typically accompanied by yawning.
-An ornamental container shaped like a
goat's horn.
From Latin pandiculari, "to stretch
-An abundant supply of good things of a
oneself," from pandere, "to stretch.”
specified kind.
Mulligrubs
From Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae [MUH-lee-gruhbz]
horn of plenty (n.pl.)
First Known Use: 1508 1. A state or fit of depression; low spirits.
Also: a bad temper or mood.
Snood & Wattle
2. A sulky or ill-tempered person (singular -
Snood (snood)
a mulligrub).
Noun:
3. Stomach ache, colic; diarrhoea.
-A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs
down over a turkey's beak. Maffick
(MAF-ik) 
From Middle English snod, headband, from Verb:
Old English snōd -To celebrate boisterously.
-To celebrate with extravagant public
Wattle (WAT-tul) demonstrations.
Noun: -To celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and
-A colored fleshy lobe hanging from the hilarious behavior.
head or neck of domestic chickens, -To celebrate uproariously, rejoice
turkeys, and some other birds. extravagantly, especially on an occasion of
national celebration. (In later use usually
From Old English watul, of unknown origin. with pejorative connotations.)
Early 16th century.
Back-formation from Mafeking Night,
Rupicolous
English celebration of the lifting of the
(ruh-PIK-uh-lis)
siege of the town of Mafeking. Earliest
Adjective:
documented use: 1900.
-Living among, inhabiting, or growing on
Collywobbles “An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish
(KAHL-ee-wob-ulls) Language - 2nd Edition Vol. II” 1841
Noun:
Abstemious
-Stomach pain or queasiness.
(ab-STEE-mee-uhs) 
-Intense anxiety or nervousness &
Adjective:
associated symptoms.
-Marked by restraint especially in the
consumption of food or alcohol; also :
This cute word describing the "butterflies
reflecting such restraint.
in one's stomach” is a fanciful formation
-Sparing or moderate in eating and
from colic and wobble. Earliest known use -
drinking; temperate in diet.
early 19th century.
-Characterized by abstinence.
Morpheus
(MOR-fee-yus) Borrowed from Latin abstemius, (from ab-
Noun: ‘from’ + a word related to temetum
-The Greek god of dreams, son of Hypnos ‘alcoholic drink’) + -ous. First Known Use:
(Somnus - Latin name). 1609

Bumbershoot
Latin, from Greek
(BUM-ber-shoot)
Afreet Noun:
(uh-FREET) -An umbrella or parasol, especially an old-
Noun: fashioned one.
-A powerful evil jinni, demon, or monstrous -A device consisting of a circular canopy of
giant in Arabic mythology. cloth on a folding metal frame supported by
a central rod, used as protection against
From Arabic `ifrīt 19th century rain or sometimes sun.

Bruxism
From bumber- (alteration of umbr- in
(BRUCK-sihz-uhm)
umbrella) + -shoot (alteration of -chute in
Noun:
parachute) First Known Use: circa 1896
-Involuntary and habitual grinding of the
teeth Raconteur
-The habit of unconsciously gritting or (ra-kahn-TER)
grinding the teeth, especially in situations 1. A skillful and amusing teller of stories
of stress or during sleep. and anecdotes.

From Greek brychein to gnash the teeth + French, from Middle French, from raconter
English -ism - First Known Use: 1932 to tell, from Old French, from re- + aconter,
acompter to tell, count. 1828
Yemeles
(YEEM-lis) Ochlophobist
Adjective: (OK-la-FOW-bist)
-Careless, heedless, or negligent. Noun:
-Characteristic of one who does not take -One who fears or has an aversion to large
yeme (care.) crowds.

From Scottish yeme, yheme, yym - To keep From Greek “okhlos” - crowd, mob +
or take care of.
“phobos” - fearing + -ist. First known use: Adjective:
1867 -Having a rumbling stomach; sickly.
-Overcome with indigestion.
Rapacious
(ruh-PAY-shuhs)
From “wamble” from Middle English
Adjective:
wamlen; akin to Dan vamle to become
-Given to seizing for plunder or the
nauseated, Latin vomere to vomit + “crop”
satisfaction of greed.
(stomach) + -ed. First known use: 1552
-Having or showing a strong or excessive
desire to acquire money or possess things. Hoghenhine
(HAH-gehn-hine)
From mid 17th century: from Latin rapax, Noun:
rapac- (from rapere ‘to snatch’) + -ious. -A person who has stayed in a household
for three nights, and so becomes the legal
Farrago
responsibility of the host; a member of a
(fa-RAH-go)
household; a dependent.
Noun:
-A confused mixture.
From early Middle English aȝen hine (also
-An assortment or a medley; a
oȝen hine), lit. ‘own servant’, member of
conglomeration.
one's own household.

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally Metacognition


'mixed fodder', from far ‘corn'. (MET-ta-cog-NISH-un)
Noun:
Prickmedainty
-The process of thinking about how we
(PRIK-me-dayn-tee)
think and make meaning.
Noun:
-Awareness or analysis of one's own
-An affectedly nice person, a fop.
learning or thinking processes.
-Someone who cares overmuch about his
clothing or appearance.
From ‘meta-’ a word-forming element
meaning - higher, beyond - from Greek
Origin: Northern England and Scotland
"meta" - in the midst of, in common with, by
early 16th century.
means of, in pursuit or quest of -
Lunting +
(LUNT-ing) ‘cognition’ - from Latin "cognitionem"
Noun: (nominative cognitio) - a getting to know,
-The activity of walking about whilst acquaintance, knowledge- noun of action
smoking a pipe. from past participle stem of “cognoscere".

Aretaloger
From 1540-50; Dutch "lont" match, fuse;
(AIR-uh-TAHL-uh-jhur)
akin to Middle Low German "lunte" match,
Noun:
wick.
-One who boasts about their own
The word "lunt" means a match; the flame
accomplishments.
used to light a fire. It also means smoke or
-A person who boasts about achievements
steam, especially smoke from a tobacco
or possessions.
pipe.
-A braggart.
Wamblecropt
(WAHM-buhl-krahpt) From the philosophical concept called
‘arete’ - meaning rank, nobility, moral -Marked by a lack of civility or
virtue, excellence, especially of manly graciousness.
qualities; literally "that which is good," a -Difficult to work with or deal with.
word of uncertain origin. -Of or relating to peasants.

Factotum
From Churl - A peasant; a freeman of the
(fack-TOH-tuhm)
lowest rank. From Middle English [cherlish]
Noun:
from Middle English [cherl], Old English
- Someone whose job is to do many
[ceorlisc] from Old English [ceorl] - man,
different jobs for someone else.
freeman;. Cognate with Dutch [kerel],
- An employee who does all kinds of work.
German [Kerl]; akin to [carl]. First used
- A person having many diverse activities or
before 1,000 c.e.
responsibilities.
- A general servant. Galumph
- A handyman. (guh-LUHMF)
Verb:
From medieval Latin, from Latin fac ‘do’ -To move along in a heavy and clumsy
(imperative of facere) + totum ‘the whole manner.
thing’ (neuter of totus). First known use -
mid 16th century. Originally in the phrases Galumph is a 19th-century invention from
dominum factotum (or magister factotum), the mind of Lewis Carroll and is perhaps a
translating roughly as ‘master of blend of gallop and triumphant.
everything’, and Johannes factotem ‘John
Chary
do-it-all’ or ‘Jack of all trades’.
(CHAIR-ee)
Sisyphean Adjective:
(SIS-ih-FEE-yen) -Cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do
Adjective: something.
-Relating to Sisyphus, king of Corinth. -Cautious or careful; wary.
-Extremely difficult to the point of futility.
From Old English cearig ‘sorrowful,
Noun form: sisyphism anxious’, of West Germanic origin; related
to care. The current sense arose in the mid
From Sisyphus, Greek Sisyphos, who was 16th century.
the terrible king of Corinth. Foolishly, he
Labeorphilist
offended Zeus and was consequently
(lay-bee-OHR-fill-ist)
condemned to Hades where he was made
Noun:
to roll a stone uphill in perpetuity. The
-One who loves or collects beer bottles or
stone was so heavy that when Sisyphos
their labels.
reached the top of the hill, the stone would
push him back to the bottom. Sisyphos is
From label c. 1300, "narrow band or strip of
damned to perform this task over and over
cloth" (oldest use is as a technical term in
for all of eternity
heraldry), from Old French label, lambel,
Churlish  labeau "ribbon, fringe worn on clothes"
(CHUR-lish) (13c., Modern French lambeau "strip, rag,
Adjective: shred, tatter”) + -philia - word-forming
-Rude, boorish or vulgar in a mean-spirited element meaning "friendship, fondness,
and surly way. tendency toward," and in recent use
"abnormal attraction to," from Greek philia Twattle
"affection," from philos "loving," which is of (TWAH-tuhl)
uncertain origin. Noun:
-Trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or
Ingannation
writing.
(IN-gah-NAY-shun)
Verb:
Noun:
-To talk in a digressive or long-winded way.
-A cheat, trick or clever deception.
-To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble;
-The act of making someone believe
to chatter.
something that is not true.
-The act of deceiving someone.
From 1540-50; variant of twattle, blend of
-The fact or condition of being deceived.
twiddle (to do nothing; be idle) and tattle
-Something that deceives.
(to let out secrets - to chatter, prate, or
-An act or statement intended to make
gossip).
people believe a falsehood.
Salubrious
Archaic - origin unknown. (sah-LOO-bree-uhs)
Adjective:
Orgulous
-Favorable to or promoting health or well-
(OR-gyuh-luhs) 
being.
Adjective
-Haughty.
From mid 16th century: from Latin salubris
-Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
(from salus 'health') + -ous.
-Stuck-up or snooty.
Coulrophobia
Middle English: from Old French orguillus, (KOHL-roh-FOH-bee-ya)
from orguill ‘pride.’ The word was rare from Noun:
the 16th century until used by Robert -An abnormal or exaggerated fear of
Southey and Sir Walter Scott as a historical clowns.
archaism and affected by 19th-century
journalists. Earliest documented use: 1275. Said to be built from Greek kolon "limb,"
with some supposed sense of "stilt-
Réchauffé
walker," hence "clown" + -phobia.
(ray-show-FAY)
Noun: Mot Juste
-A dish of warmed-up food left over from a (moh ZHOOST) 
previous meal. noun:
-The word or phrase that is exactly right for
French, from réchauffé warmed-over, from a particular situation.
past participle of réchauffer to warm over,
from ré- re- + chauffer to warm, from Middle From French mot juste (right word). Earliest
French chaufer. documented use: 1896. 
First Known Use: 1805 Coined by 19th-century novelist Gustave
Flaubert, who often spent weeks looking
Flapdoodle
for the right word to use.
(FLAP-doo-dul)
A related term is bon mot.
Noun:
-Words or ideas that are foolish or untrue. Automatonophobia
-Polite way of saying "a load of B.S." (uh-TAHM-uh-tahn-uh-FOH-bee-yah)
Noun: -Fond of sensuous luxury or opulent
-The fear of artificial representations of pleasure; self-indulgent.
people such as ventriloquist dummies, -Hedonistic, debauched, libertine.
mannequins, Madame Tussauds wax
figures etc... From sybarite - denoting an inhabitant of
Sybaris, an ancient Greek city noted for
From ‘automaton’ via Latin from Greek, luxury: via Latin from Greek Subaritēs. Mid
neuter of automatos ‘acting of itself,’ from 16th century.
autos ‘self.’ + Latin “-phobia” directly from
Acrocephalic
Greek ‘-phobia’ "panic fear of," from phobos
(AK-roh-seh-FAL-ik)
“fear".
Adjective:
Flummery -Having a pointy or conical shaped head.
(FLUM-ur-ee) -Of a skull: having a relatively or
Noun: abnormally large ratio of height to breadth.
-A sweet dish made with beaten eggs, milk, Noun:
sugar, and flavorings. -A person with a pointy head.
-Empty compliments.
-Nonsense.
Garçonnière
From Early 17th century (denoting a dish (GAR-son-YEHR)
made with oatmeal or wheatmeal boiled to Noun:
a jelly): from Welsh llymru; perhaps related -A bachelor's apartment (flat) or quarters.
to llymrig 'soft, slippery'.
From French garçon ‘boy’ + French and Old
Dysphoria
French -ier “one whose occupation has to
(dis-FOR-ee-yah)
do with” or “pertaining to; the man engaged
Noun:
in", from Latin -arius.
-A state of unease or generalized
dissatisfaction with life.
-"Somebody's got a case of the Mondays.”

From New Latin, from Greek, from


dysphoros ‘hard to bear’, from dys- +
pherein ‘to bear’.
First Known Use: circa 1842

Curglaff
(KUR-glaff)
Noun:
-The shock felt in bathing, when one first
plunges into the cold water.

Scotland, dialectal -John Jamieson's


Etymological Scottish Dictionary, 1808

Sybaritic
(SIH-buh-RIH-tik)
Adjective:

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