March 30th: The outdated word for today is "eftest," meaning (perhaps) "quickest."
Source: Shakespeare, W. (Circa 1598.) Much Ado About Nothing, Act IV, Scene II.
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March 25th: The outdated word for today is "falx," a wrestling term meaning "a grip round the small of the back."
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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March 20th: The outdated term for today is "gape-feed," meaning "whatever the gazing crowd idly stares and gapes after."
Source: "B. E., Gentleman." (1699.) A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew. London: W. Hawes, P. Gilbourne, W. Davis.
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March 18th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Abactor," noun. "Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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March 9th: Today's outdated word is "nab-cheat," meaning "a hat or cap." Note: "Nab" was a Tudor-era slang term for "head."
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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March 4th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Paraphrast," noun. "A lax interpreter; one who explains in many words."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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February 27th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Candlewaster," noun. "That which consumes candles; a spendthrift."
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February 25th: The outdated word for today is "wone," meaning "to dwell." Compare the German "wohnen."
Pronunciation: woh-NEH.
Source: de Worde, W. (1510). The Ballad of Robin Hood.
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February 12th: The outdated word for today is "froward," meaning "willful."
Source: Shakespeare, W. (Approx. 1590.) The Taming of the Shrew. See Act V, Scene 2, line 131.
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February 5th: The outdated word for today is "extreate," meaning "origin."
Pronunciation (I think): ex-TREE-ate.
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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February 2nd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Youthy," adjective. "Young, youthful. A bad word (sic)."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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January 27th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Chark," verb. "To burn to a black cinder, as wood is burned to make charcoal."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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January 20th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Fy," interjection. "A word of blame and disapprobration."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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January 13th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Plenist," noun. "One that holds all space to be full of matter."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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November 21st: The outdated term for today is "lamb-skin men," 18th-century British slang for court judges.
Source: "B.E., Gentleman." (Late 1700s.) A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew. London: privately printed.
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November 5th: Happy Guy Fawkes day! The outdated word for today is "gauding," meaning "festivity."
Pronunciation (I think): GOW-ding.
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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November 4th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Tapster," noun. "One whose business is to draw beer in an alehouse."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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October 21st: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Truckle," verb. "To be in a state of subjection or inferiority."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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October 13th: The outdated term for today is "gag-tooth," meaning "a projecting or prominent tooth."
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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October 9th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Indigitation," noun. "The act of pointing out or showing."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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September 25th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson.
"Hiccius doccius," noun. "A cant word for a juggler; one that plays fast and loose."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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September 22nd: Today's outdated word is "caddess," meaning "jackdaw."
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackdaw)
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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September 18th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Canterbury gallop," verb. "The hard gallop of an ambling horse."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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September 11th: The outdated word for today is "cackafugo," meaning "a braggart."
Origin: The Spanish "cacafuego," which means (ahem) "excrement fire."
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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September 9th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Vitellary," noun. "The place where the yolk of the egg swims in the white."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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August 28th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Opinionist," noun. "One fond of his own notions."
Source: Johnson, S., Crystal, D. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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August 12th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Dog-trick," noun. "An ill-turn; surly or brutal treatment."
Source: Johnson, S., Crystal, D. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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July 28th: The outdated word for today is "galley-foist," meaning "a state barge, esp. of the Lord Mayor of London."
Source: Skeat, W., Mayhew, A.L. (1914.) A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, Especially from the Dramatists. Clarendon Press (Oxford).
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July 25th: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "pajock," an insult meaning something like "pompous fool."
Source: Shakespeare, W. (Approximately 1599.) Hamlet, Act III, Scene II.
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