Word Challenge : Spondulicks , Collywobbles Intenerete and more
English is one of the richest languages in the world. At the last count there were estimated to be over 1 million words in the English lexicon. Many have been borrowed or stolen from other languages and many invented for use in new technologies and disciplines. In this article we’ve gathered together just a few of the more unusual ones to see if you know (or can guess) what they mean.
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SPONDULICKS | ||||||||||||
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Answer...A : Money or Cash 1856, American English slang, “money, cash,” of unknown origin, said to be from Greek spondylikos, from spondylos, a seashell used as currency. |
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COLLYWOBBLES | ||||||||||||
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Answer...A : Feeling of fear, apprehension or nervousness. Probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble |
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KNACKERED | ||||||||||||
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Answer...C : Exhausted; very tired. English slang knacker to kill, tire, perhaps from knacker, noun. First Known Use: 1886 |
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INTENERATE | ||||||||||||
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Answer...C : To make soft or tender; soften From in amd Latin tener – delicate or tender. |
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MAGNILOQUENT | ||||||||||||
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Answer...A : Speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic From the Latin magnus – great and loquī – to speak. |
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DYSPHEMISM | ||||||||||||
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Answer...B : The substitution of a harsh, disparaging or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one. |
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