26 Random English words and its meanings

Have you ever worn winklepickersor salopettes? Is the saying about French women and their oxters true? Do your friends complain that you bibble too much? Have you ever experienced zoanthropyand been convinced you were an elephant?

If you’re confused as to how to answer any – or all – of these questions, never fear! Here are a few explanations to clear confusion up.

agastopia

1. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body

bibble

1. – to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily

cabotage

1. – coastal navigation; the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders

doodle sack

1. – old English word for bagpipe

erinaceous

adj. – of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog

firman

1. – in Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign

gabelle

1. – a tax on salt

halfpace

1. – a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight

impignorate

1. – to pawn or mortgage something

jentacular

adj. – pertaining to breakfast

kakorrhaphiophabia

1. – fear of failure

lamprophony

1. – loudness and clarity of enunciation

macrosmatic

adj. – having a good sense of smell

nudiustertian

1. – the day before yesterday

oxter

1. – outdated word meaning “armpit”

pauciloqent

adj. – uttering few words; brief in speech

quire

1. – two dozen sheets of paper

ratoon

1. – small shoot growing from the root of a plant

salopettes

1. – high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps

tittynope

1. – a small quantity of something left over

ulotrichous

adj. – having wooly or crispy hair

valetudinarian

1. – a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health

winklepicker

1. – style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe

xertz

1. – to gulp down quickly and greedily

yarborough

1. – hand of cards containing no card above a nine

zoanthropy

1. – delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal

source: https://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/weird-english-words-from-a-to-z/