Good Words Which Ought To Make A Comeback

[AB Editor]

Afternoon all,

I wondered if any of you had a good word for me?

By that I mean: what words do you believe aren't currently used quite enough or have been completely abandoned by our (or anyone else's) language?

It would be good if you could tell us what the word, or phrase, means as well (although it might be fun to try and guess actually!)

[dannyk13]

Probably named before PC became so fashionable.

[emmie]

Libertine,

[mccfluff]

floosy

[emmie]

Chancer

[dannyk13]

Antidisestablishmentarianism

[sandyRoe]

Cad or bounder.

[The Builder]

Americans often have a wonderful way with words. In our litigious society, where blame has to be apportioned to just about any event, I'd love to see journalists making more use of the phrase...........

"S**t happens" ;o)

[emmie]

great words on here

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/oldfashioned-words-that-should-be-brought-back-into-modern-language/story-fniym874-1226768577929

[emmie]

Lollygagger, a slacker

[bibblebub]

milliard

a good old British word for a thousand million which has been usurped by the American billion even though there was already a British word billion which is one million million

[stewey]

The Builder, I do believe that journalists have been disabused of the very notion of using such a phrase.

[retrocop]

I love snollyguster.Could apply to most MPs.

[The Builder]

^^ Stewey... you're right. Newspapers would be completely blank, except for that one headline. ;o)

[sandyRoe]

Scrivener's palsey. With people at their computers all day it would probably be called RSI now.

[emmie]

great word, hard to say though

7. Librocubularist

noun

One who reads in bed.

Use: "George was a devoted librocubularist. He always felt that books were best read in the comfort of his bed, by torchlight if possible."

[jno]

wayzgoose - thanks, I suppose, to the decline of the printing trade.

[The Builder]

I'd like to make more use of one of Wodehouse's favourite lines.................

"That's frightfully white of you" .............

but it's been hijacked by a couple of my asian friends ;o(

[leahbee]

Fratch. To squabble.

[stewey]

I have always found the novels of P.D. James to be a refreshing source of the usage of interesting archaic English words. You know what I mean like?