To be contemplated overmorrow whilst lunting thru the wood. Later I shall groak at the snoutflair and freck about.

  • @[email protected]
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    259 months ago

    Petrichor isn’t dead. It’s the word to describe the smell after it rains. It might not be on the top of everyone’s tongues but it does pop up regularly where there is rain and someone asks, “How do I describe the smell after it rains?”

    The other words on this list are revivable.

  • Transient Punk
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    99 months ago

    Petrichor was just used in a random conversation I was in two weeks ago.

  • Codex
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    79 months ago

    Dollop isn’t so uncommon either, I don’t think. I mainly use it in a food context: a dollop of sour or whipped cream, or of some sauce, is a common accoutrement to many a dish. My vocabulary probably could use a dollop more of fun uncommon words!

  • @EdibleFriend
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    79 months ago

    I’m just here to point out the fact that I know goddamn well most of you learned the word petrichor from Doctor Who.

    • @Retreaux
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      19 months ago

      Just going to drop a Naddpod shout out to my fellow boobs here

    • @TIMMAY
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      19 months ago

      I learned it from the Red Rising book series, though I may have learned it as a kid and forgot because it seemed vaguely familiar and my mom was always reading us stuff like Tolkien and CS Lewis

  • AFK BRB Chocolate
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    39 months ago

    “Rawgabbit” and “pawky” seem particularly useful these days.

  • @AtariDump
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    19 months ago

    Gizmoduck knows blatherskite

  • @ChonkyOwlbear
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    -29 months ago

    People say “cellar door” is the most beautiful phrase in the English language. I say “petrichor” is the most pretentious word in the English language.