Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1356arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoSomething I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn’t lead to meeting irl.
minus-squareCorroded@leminal.spaceOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWhat a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 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”.