Even if you hated English in high school, it wouldn’t hurt to check out these lost treasures of the language.
If you’re ever in a bad mood, you might want to go to your growlery. ย Itโs the place you go to when youโre upset or in a bad mood. It was first used by Charles Dickens in Bleak House (1853).
Or did you know 11% of the English language is just the letter E. ย An interfenestration is the part of a wall between two windows. ย When you cup your hands together to form a bowl, it’s called a gowpen. ย A word for the color orange didn’t exist until 450 years ago. ย An aquabob is the old name for an icicle.
The custard pies thrown during old Hollywood comedy sketches were called magoos andย scarecrows were originally called hobidy-boobies.
