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    Obscure words that we should use

    nibling (pl. niblings)

    (uncommon) The child of one's sibling or of one's sibling-in-law (in other words, one's niece or nephew), especially in the plural or as a gender-neutral term.

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    Floplollie - a pretty and flirtatious young lady.

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      #3
      Delusory.

      Archaic term for delusive.

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        #4
        I see what you did there. Now, who are you again?

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          Mammiferous (means large breasted)

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            #6
            I'm going to use 'mammiferous' soon, probably when tweeting about trump.

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              #7
              Works well for men with moobs

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                #8
                Trump is a large moob. A brobdignagian moob.

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                  #9
                  Cully — a close friend, general good guy/gal.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Femme Folle View Post
                    I see what you did there. Now, who are you again?
                    Alan Rebhuhn

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post
                      Mammiferous (means large breasted)
                      Along the same lines: bathycolpian.

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                        #12
                        Flibbertigibbet

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                          #13
                          Sound of Music earworm.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by wiblflibl View Post
                            Flibbertigibbet
                            Good one.

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                              #15
                              I use “bailiwick” quite often. As in “You want me to fix that? That’s not my bailiwick”.

                              The confusion is worth it because they don’t realise that a large part of the reason for denying the request is that I’m not their pet support monkey.

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                                #16
                                I use "purview" a lot at work, but that's because I'm a fraud who is desperately trying to sound intelligent.

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                                  #17
                                  oleaginous

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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Femme Folle View Post
                                    I'm going to use 'mammiferous' soon, probably when tweeting about trump.
                                    That sounds like a word for iron breasts.

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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Toby Gymshorts View Post
                                      I use "purview" a lot at work, but that's because I'm a fraud who is desperately trying to sound intelligent.
                                      Similarly if I try to use rare and enjoyable words Mrs. S gets annoyed and tells me I’m trying to sound intellectual.

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                                        #20
                                        Anyway, I submit “expunged”.

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                                          #21
                                          I use cockamamie a lot. Given my current workplace I ought to use it more.

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                                            #22
                                            Martinet. Someone who demands total obedience.

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                                              #23
                                              We never hear about people being in straitened circumstances any more.

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                                                #24
                                                Or if you do, some spelling-challenged person spells it as "straightened" circumstances.

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                                                  #25
                                                  Some bloke once accused me of having 'swallowed a dictionary' for using the oh-so-oblique expression 'trials and tribulations'. Always good to be put in one's place by the limitations of somebody else's education.

                                                  A friend of mine is presently obsessed with the term 'persiflage', and tends to use it more frequently than is absolutely necessary. It's a nice word, though.

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