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Words in colored font were adopted from the Oxford English Dictionary’s Save the Words.
1. whinge – to complain or whine
2. widdershins – in a direction contrary to the natural one, esp. contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster
(Portobello - Ruth Rendell)
3. blatherskite – 1. a person given to voluble, empty talk 2. nonsense, blather
4. gnathonize – v – to flatter
5. leeftail – adj – in great demand
6. mulomedic – adj – relating to the medical care of mules
7. aquabib – n – water drinker
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You make me frightened, Kathy. I knew about one or at most two of the words you quoted. And at 74 my poor memory doesn’t store things like that so easily.
C’est la vie
John
I certainly have been known to blatherskite. Loved this post!
I added ‘mulomedic’ to my Facebook status after seeing this post, Kathy-this holiday weekend marks yet another ‘Mule Days’ celebration here in Bishop, California. Quite the event around here…
Take care!