noun •in psychiatry, a form of psychosis in which two people who are intimately associated come to share the same delusions.
also:
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¶ Posted by ragbag 356 notesnoun • one who buries books by keeping them under lock and key.
¶ Posted by ragbag 130 notesadjective • rhymes with “thistle fish” • flustered to the point of incompetence
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¶ Posted by ragbag 250 notesnoun • a letter smuggled out of jail, a secret coded message.
this german loanword is derived from the yiddish word kessaw meaning “written.”
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¶ Posted by ragbag 103 notesaread (verb) • to divine the meaning of obscure words, interpret a dream, or solve a riddle or enigma.
serendipitist (noun) • a person with an aptitude for making lucky discoveries by accident.
ululate (verb) • to howl or wail; to lament loudly.
these are some of the unusual words that make a cameo in the first chapter of a novel-length book that i wrote.
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¶ Posted by ragbag 191 notesover at the ragbag (a component of the internet) i recently wrapped up my word summer series. i have cross-posted a few of these here throughout the summer but because of trust issues, i have not posted all of them…until…now…so…here…you…go…
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¶ Posted by ragbag 162 notesnoun • the road-sign language of hobos
the pictographic language has a rich history which is said to have been introduced into england in the time of henry viii. here is a great resource for many of these long-lost signs.
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¶ Posted by ragbag 90 notesnoun • a so-called improvement that makes things worse
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¶ Posted by ragbag 354 notes tages / 3d movies / botoxnoun • a boat that has purposely sailed away, for love, adventure, or suicide
tagavaka is a word from the tokelauan lanugauge. this article from gentlemen’s quarterly magazine explains:
Some-times boats are blown off course; there’s even a Tokelauan word for this: lelea. It’s theorized that the very existence of people on the island—it has been inhabited for a thousand years—is because a Polynesian canoe drifted off course. But there is also another, more complicated Tokelauan word: tagavaka. This applies to boats that have purposely sailed away—for love, adventure, or suicide. These days, Tokelauans commit suicide by driving into the open ocean until the gas runs out.
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¶ Posted by ragbag 327 notesverb • /frĭbˈəl/ • to waste; to fritter (something) away.
noun • a frivolity; a trifle; frivolous person.
¶ Posted by eush 115 notesadjective • (US) voluptuous, well-proportioned (to describe a woman)
From Yiddish זאַפֿטיק (zaftik, “juicy, fat”), from German saftig “juicy”.
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