Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square256fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square256fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@viralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•9 months agoSomething I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn’t lead to meeting irl.
minus-squareCorrodedOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoWhat a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
minus-square@viralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•9 months agoI think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.
Something I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn’t lead to meeting irl.
What a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
I think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.