January 26th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
Curious/funny word
Peccatophobia: fear of sinning
Taken from: www.wellbeingconsultancy.co.uk/phobia-definitions.php5
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January 25th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
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Otophobia: fear of opening one’s eyes
Taken from: Curious Words and Phrases (http://f2.org/humour/language/oddwords.html#otophobia)
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January 24th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
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Paronomasia: a play on words
Taken from: Merrian Webster Online – Dictionary and Thesaurus
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January 23rd, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
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Fliegel: it can mean the wing of a house, but is used by Chekhov to denote a small house in the grounds of a larger one. It may be in the town or the country
Taken from: Curious Words and Phrases (http://f2.org/humour/language/oddwords.html#fliegel)
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January 22nd, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
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Mulct: fine; penalty
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January 21st, 2011Curious/funny word of the day
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Parasang: An ancient Persian unit of distance, usually estimated at 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers).
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