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\"scrabble<\/a>Some people love it when new words come out and get added to the dictionary, while others hate it. Personally, I am not yet convinced by modern words like Selfie, Twerking <\/i>and Phablet<\/i>, although I was immediately taken by Omnishambles<\/i> when I first heard it.<\/p>\n

What about the other words, though? You know, the ones no one ever bothers using these days? Do any of them deserve a comeback after years or even centuries of not being used?<\/p>\n

Groak<\/b><\/p>\n

\"unused1\"<\/a>This is one of the finest words I have ever come across, even if Spellchecker is defiantly advising me that what I really mean is Groan, Croak<\/i> or even Greek<\/i>. No, I mean Groak<\/i>. What this old word means is the very specific act of silently watching someone eat in the hope that they might offer you some of their food. I remember that I used to work beside someone who was into groaking <\/i>in a big way, especially when I used to take my famous cheese and pickle sandwiches in for lunch.<\/p>\n

Tyromancy<\/b><\/p>\n

If anyone has ever read your future in a bowl of cheese curds then you have witnessed the rather strange act of Tyromancy<\/i>. It is described as being the act of divining through the use of the coagulation of cheese. I reckon that this has the making of a great televised sport. Can you imagine tuning in to the 2014 World Tyromancy<\/i> Championships and being enthralled as all that cheese coagulates against the clock? Hang on though, wouldn\u2019t we need to wait years to find out whose curd-based predictions had come true and was therefore the winner?<\/p>\n

Hoddypeak<\/b><\/p>\n

Do you know any Hoddypeaks<\/i>? I bet you do. This is an antiquated way of describing a fool or an idiot. It sounds quite quaint and innocent now but if people started calling you it on a regular basis I am sure it would soon lose its appeal.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Snow-broth<\/b><\/p>\n

\"unused2\"<\/a>Maybe you have already heard of this word but I had never seen it until a few minutes ago. This is the type of melted snow that my mother would call Slush<\/i>, which is another word I haven\u2019t heard used for ages. Does everyone \u2013 except my mother \u2013 just call it melted snow these days? That's a trifle boring, if I am being honest.<\/p>\n

Brabble<\/b><\/p>\n

To Brabble<\/i> is to argue quite noisily about something of little importance, which is something that Hoddypeaks<\/i> do a lot. It is pretty annoying to see people Brabble. <\/i>I would be pleased to see this word \u00a0added back into daily usage, even if I am not too keen on seeing a lot of people Brabble <\/i>in my presence.<\/p>\n

What other antiquated English words would you like to see make a comeback?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some people love it when new words come out and get added to the dictionary, while others hate it. Personally, I am not yet convinced by modern words like Selfie, Twerking and Phablet, although I was immediately taken by Omnishambles when I first heard it. What about the other words, though? You know, the ones(\u2026)<\/p>\n

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