Like any other aspect of culture, our language evolves over time. With the advent of mass media and the internet, language, especially slang, has changed\u00a0at an even faster pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Obviously, there are words that have racist or sexist origins which are best left to the dustbin\u00a0of history, but there are a lot of funny and useful words that have fallen by the wayside that we should definitely bring back.<\/p>\n
\n1. Humbug<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>Deceptive or false talk or behavior. 2. Grubbling<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>The art of searching through your pockets for for small objects. 3. Kakistocracy<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> A state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. 4. Chuckaboo<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>A best friend or really close friend. 5. Jargogle<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>To confuse, jumble.\u00a0\u00a0 6. Deliciate<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> To take one\u2019s pleasure, enjoy oneself, revel, luxuriate. 7. Freck<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>To move swiftly or nimbly. 8. Brannigan<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> A drinking bout; a spree or binge. via GIPHY<\/p>\n 9. Illecebrous\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> Alluring, enticing, attractive. 10. Thrice<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> Three times. 11. Febricula<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> Light, transient fever. 12. Namelings<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>Those bearing the same name. 13. Barbigerous<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> Characterised by having a beard.<\/p>\n Use:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDavid Letterman used to be clean-shaven, now he\u2019s\u00a0barbigerous.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n via GIPHY<\/p>\n Two we shouldn\u2019t\u00a0bring back.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Hussy<\/strong><\/p>\n Def: <\/strong>Derogatory term for the female head of a household. Why should a calling someone a hussy be an insult?<\/p>\n 2. Bugger<\/strong><\/p>\n Def:<\/strong> To mess up.<\/p>\n Use: <\/strong>\u201cI buggered the question.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The word was originally a homophobic\u00a0term for men who practiced anal sex.\u00a0<\/p>\n Share image by Community Archives\/Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Like any other aspect of culture, our language evolves over time. With the advent of mass media and the internet, language, especially slang, has changed\u00a0at an even faster pace.\u00a0 Obviously, there are words that have racist or sexist origins which are best left to the dustbin\u00a0of history, but there are a lot of funny and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cP.T. Barnum referred to himself as the \u2018Prince of Humbugs.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cAfter leaving the Uber, Malcolm went\u00a0grubbling through his pockets to be sure he had his cell phone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cUnder Trump, the United States has devolved into a kakistocracy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cMe and my chuckaboo are going to hit the pub for some libations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cDon\u2019t jargogle my mind with all your facts and figures. Just tell me that I\u2019m right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cAfter this fine dinner, I\u2019m going to deliciate myself over some cheesecake at Junior\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cShe frecked her way from the blue line to the goal with the grace of a swan.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse: <\/strong>\u201cMy chuckaboo and I went on a brannigan last night and now my brain feels like hamburger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cBeyonce looked illecebrous during the Super Bowl halftime show.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse: <\/strong>\u201cOnce, twice, thrice times a lady.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Lionel Richie<\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cSorry, boss. Looks like I\u2019ve come down with a bit of a febricula. I\u00a0can\u2019t come into work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse:<\/strong> \u201cGraham Greene, the actor, and Graham Greene, the author, are namelings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUse: <\/strong>\u201cAndrea is too assertive. What a hussy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n