13 Words You May Never Use in Conversation

Thirteen Words You May Never Use in Conversation
  1. omphaloskepsis. It means to contemplate one's navel (during meditation).
  2. micturate. It means to pee.
  3. crapulence. Nowadays we just say "hang over".
  4. coprophagia. It says if you do this, in a human, it means a symptom of insanity. I guess for dogs this is business as usual?
  5. uxorious. The more common term for this is hen pecked, with pussy whipped being the most vulgar term.
  6. qualtagh. I really wonder why there would be a word for this?
  7. tyromancy. The use of cheese for divination or magic. I think what it really is about is you eat the moldy parts, suffer hallucinations, and think you're seeing through space and time.
  8. zenzizenzizenzic. If you can pronounce this word, the listener may think you are just making a buzzing bee sound, or perhaps sleeping.
  9. vernalagnia. I didn't know there was a real word for this condition. I just thought it was "mating season".
  10. ultracrepidarian. I think we all have a family or relative who is like this. Maybe even a college professor, fellow employee, or friend.
  11. jumentous. Hmmm. I wonder if horses have their own word for the way our stuff smells?
  12. lalochezia. "The use of foul or abusive language to relieve stress or ease pain." So that's why people swear so much! I thought it was just bad manners.
  13. floccinaucinihilipilification. You can't use a word unless you can say the word. Actually, this sounds like a process that could take place in organic chemistry, like saponification.

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Posted by The Shrone on May 25, 2006 12:51 AM | | Comments (1)

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Joy said:

I actually use the word "micturate" because I learned it when I took a medical terminology class in college and well, it's funny. :)

"I'll be right back, I have to micturate."

May 25, 2006 7:57 AM

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