#weird words

[weird-words]

Defenestration

#weird words #credit: Erik

[cottoncandiescupcakes]

Weirdest Dutch words when literally translated.

Peanut butter = pindakaas = peanut cheese

Ladybug = lieveheersbeestje = sweet ruling small beast

Other word for lady bug = kapoentje = a word also used for a small rooster

Sandwich = boterham = butter ham

Hippo = nijlpaard = horse of the nile

Some weird cuss words:

mierenneuker = ant fucker

kloothommel = ball sack bumblebee

Pissebed = isopod. 'Pee in bed'

Oorwurm = ear worm or earwig

ijsberen = polar bearing aka pacing back and forth

pannekoek = pancake, also used to call someone an idiot.

The word 'gadverdamme' which basically means disgusting or ew, also shortened into 'gadver'

is a word taken from the cuss word 'godverdomme' which means god damn me, also shortened into 'godver'.

Pestlijer = plague sufferer. Other used with tyfus (typhus) and kanker (cancer)

Val dood = fall to your death

Ga naar de hel = go to hell

More word random words

Eekhoorn = squirrel aka old word for oak tree horn

Eenhoorn = unicorn aka one horn

Neushoorn = rhino aka nose horn

Patatje oorlog = war fries. French fries with peanut sauce, mayonaise and raw chopped onions. Way better than it sounds.

Hollandse nieuwe = Dutch new, the first caught young herring of the season to be eaten raw

Klok house = apple core aka clock house

Handschoenen = hand shoes, gloves.

Spijkerbroek = iron nail pants. Jeans.

@ is called an apenstaartje or monkey's tail

Schildpad aka turtle = shielded toad

Slachtoffer = slaughter sacrifice which is the Dutch word for ANY victim. Could be murder could be like, you got scammed.

The Dutch word for gums is tandvlees aka TOOTH MEAT

We are on crack

Slakken = snails

Naaktslakken = ‘naked snails’ (slug)

Mushroom is a paddestoel aka a chair for toads.

Vogelbekdier is platypus but it means literally bird beak animal

Huppelkut - skipping c*nt, a ditzy girl

Bakvis - baking fish, a teenage girl

Zeehond - sea dog aka seal LOL

#dutch #language #the netherlands #words #weird words #funny words #europe

[euryvices]

hello moots i have been sad & sick and i have missed u all like an eraser misses the parts of it swallowed by the page .

anyways can i lick ur dms again or is that weird now

#say yes pls #i love my moots <3 #questions to my moots #i love u moot #moot #weird words #words

[arconinternet]

1000 Most Obscure Words (Book, Norman W. Schur, 1990)

You can digitally borrow it here.

#internet archive #book #books #english language #obscure words #weird words #linguistics #vocabulary #1990 #1990s #90s

[big-low-t]

endless

.

parched and blue

can't sate myself

in you

and it splits me

in two

one surrounded by light

one engulfed in the dark

both hopeless

both helpless

both endless

wake me

before the nightmare

breaks me

can't sate myself

in you

parched and blue

.

#big low t #poem #poetry #should not write when i am this tired #weird words #whatever #not a clue

[chaotic-bean-of-smolness]

I'm bored so here's some weird words in English that are floating around in my brain:

Flagellum

Spermatazoa

Kerfuffle

Bumfuzzle

Cattywampus

You're welcome.

#my shiz #me #words #weird words

[auntie-charmallow]

Anything can be a Lycanthropy situation if you are brave enough!

You like 🐢?

Wereturtles!

Like 🦌?

Weredeer!

Do you like 🚂?

Duck it Weretrains!!

Go absolute crazy!!!!

YEEHAW!!!

#ramblingsfromariel #lycanthropy #wise words #weird words

[embervoices]

LOVE the term "recombobulated"

It must exist, right?

#weird words

[gimmeaweirdword]

Florilegium

[ floh-ri-lee-jee-uhm, -leh ]

Noun

1. A collection or anthology of literary extracts or pieces

2. A selection of flowers; a garden or gathering of flowers

Synonyms

(def. 1)

Anthology

Compilation

Miscellany

(def. 2)

Garland

Bouquet

Origin

Late 16th century; from Latin "florilegium," from "flos" (genitive "floris"), meaning flower, and "legere," meaning to gather.

Example

The library displayed a florilegium of classic literature, showcasing excerpts from various renowned authors.

Related Forms

Florilegial (adj.), Florilegist (noun)

#word of the day #daily weird word #weird nouns #weird words #cool words #florilegium

[weird-grrrl]

Best element of humans is trading things. Items of equal value being exchanged is so epic.

#weird words #me when I’m a minecraft villager

[weird-words]

Beg

#weird words

[hoardingpuffin]

People who don't speak German will never know the joy of words like "verhonepiepelt" and sometimes that saddens me.

On the other hand, they will never have to hear the embarassment that is Mario Barth.

#rambles #ramblings #german language #weird words

[jayjtheunsispiciousmelodicathem]

Top 5 weirdest sounding words, any language allowed

The order of the words is arbitrary, but:

Poing (Fr*nch)

It means "fist" but is pronounced /pwɛ̃/ (approximation in english: pwen (en like in end): approximation in polish: płę)

Learnt it yesterday courtesy of Roll20's french CoC2e character sheet

Wlonk/Wlank (Middle English)

It's pronounced exactly as it's spelt, so there's this awkward w-l cluster (ł-l in Polish it would be). Its meanings include "noble, highborn fair, beautiful, gorgeous fine, excellent, splendid proud, boastful"

It also has alternate spellings (as old and middle English loves to do) and those include wlanck, wlank, wlonc, wlong, and its plural (as well as weak singlular) is "wlonke" (also pronounced as spelt, think like the german -e plural.)

Obmierzły (Polish)

One of those words where rz is pronounced separately rather than like ż. Learnt it courtesy of Curse of Strahd where the word is used to describe, among other things, a certain sword. Certainly not the weirdest Polish word but my mind is blanking trying to remember any funny sounding words rn. It means "revolting, repulsive, disgusting, such that evokes aversion and disgust."

Fun fact about this word: it's actually related to "marznąć".

Dzieszcządszerzym (Wenedyk/Venedic)

Now, Venedic is a constructed language, created for the purposes of the "Ill (capital i, double lowercase L) Bethisad", where Polish became a romance language (like Italian, Spanish, or Romanian) instead of staying Slavic; because of that its two source languages are Latin and Polish - the grammar is chiefly Latin, the vocab is mixed, and the sound changes are chiefly like those that have occured in Polish.

This makes for a very interesting situation where as a polish speaker most of the language sounds funny or weird, so I just chose the longest word in the sample texts I could find, because the whole language sounds equally as weird to me (in a good way).

If you read a text as a Polish speaker you feel like you should be able to understand, but unless it's a word that hasn't changed much or at all from Polish, it's gonna be hard.

Anyway the word means "we will come down, we will descend" - from dzieszczędzier which comes from latin descendere (to descend) - and it's pronounced exactly as it would be in Polish. Have fun pronouncing it :)

Canntaireachd (Scottish Gaelic)

I tried to find weird words from other parts of the world than Europe and alternate history Europe, but as said I blanked out on those, so yah.

This word is the origin of the Scots and then D&D term "cantrip", but originally means "a piper's mnemonic chant" (basically a meaningless chant that helps a piper memorise a tune) or simply just "chanting".

"so how's it pronounced?" you ask The IPA for the word looks like this [ˈkʰãũn̪ˠt̪ɛɾʲəxk]

Since I can't approximate the pronunciation in English, I will do so in Polish khaunhteriechk

#weird words #words #pronunciation #Polish #Scottish Gaelic #Venedic #French #Middle English #Language #Ask Game #linguistics

[the-anti-pianist]

My brain is wired worse than the electricity in Barbie doll houses.

#funny #mental illness #weird words

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

Newsworthy: a collection of weird headlines and book titles.

#vintage headline #weird words #headline

[velveteencryptid]

What the weirdest word history/origin story you know? Something that is just absolutely bonkers in the current context.

For example, the word weird: originally associated with *destiny*, as in, someone who was weird had the power to control destiny. Got applied to witches and fates and unearthly powers and eventually Tumblr.

Weird, huh?!? 😆

#etymology #word history #word origins #origin story #weird #weird words