16 Silly Words That The English Language Left Behind. Try Not To Laugh At #1
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1. Crapulence
A medieval hangover or "cranial and intestinal distress arising from debauchery."
2. Night Hag
A female demon who caused bad dreams.
3. Petty-fogger
A lawyer who will engage in unethical practices to win a case.
4. Pilgarlik
The 16th century word for "bald head" because it looks like peeled garlic.
5. Piggesnye
Derived from "pig's eye," but means "a sweet person."
6. Nimgimmer
A surgeon who specialized in curing pox or STD's.
7. Astrologamage
The Madame Cleo's of medieval times.
8. Grog-blossom
Broken blood vessels that appear on the sides of alcoholic's noses.
9. Groaning cheese
Husbands wouldn't hold their wives hands while they were in labor, but they would give them a block of cheese to hang on to.
10. Flitterwochen
The German word for "fleeting weeks," refers to what we call a honeymoon today.
11. Eye-servant
Someone who only works when their boss can see them.
12. Fribbler
A guy who claims to be into a girl, but won't commit to her.
13. Rattoner
This 14th century term came from the French word raton but referred to an exterminator.
14. Numbles
An Anglo-Saxon word taken from Old French that refers to animal intestines. They were usually used in a dish called garbage pye.
15. Lettice Cap
A 16th and 17th century medical cap filled with herbs to cure headaches and other ailments.
16. Mumpsimus
An incorrect belief someone won't let go of.
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