‘Long-Lost’ Words We Should Resurrect This Year
How about upping your vocabulary with long-lost but “not completely forgotten” words? Michigan’s Wayne State University Word Warriors dropped their latest word list. This list is unique because it aims to resurrect long-lost words.
Their 15th annual list is composed of submissions from both administrators of the website as well as the public. “Once again, our Word Warriors have provided a collection of words that makes our language a bit livelier,” said Chris Williams, assistant director of editorial services for Wayne State Marketing and Communications, and head of the Word Warriors program. “This year’s list is particularly evocative. I love to picture myself inhaling the petrichor after a summer thunderplump or listening to someone twankle away on a guitar. It’s really a great selection this year.”
If you want to expand your vocabulary this year in the weirdest way possible, these word suggestions may be exactly what you need. They suggested that we revive the word “blatherskite.” Apparently, it’s a person who talks at great length without making much sense. For instance, they used the example. “The cable TV commentator was a blatherskite who produced 30 minutes of angry nonsense each night.”
Another word on their revival list is “pawky.” According to the Word Warriors, it’s having a mocking or cynical sense of humor.
Other words on the list seem to be a bit more comical regarding pronunciation. “Rawgabbit” made the list. It’s a person who speaks confidently but ignorantly. This word would be great to use when referring to your social media feed. Just full of “rawgabbits” trying to explain everything.
“Thunderplump” also weirdly rolls off the tongue. If you’re wondering what it means, it’s a heavy fall or rain during a thunderstorm.
These are odd words but useful ones. Check out the complete list of long-lost words here.
6 Baby Names You Probably Should Avoid
For many parents, naming a child can become a stressful process. Perhaps, it’s the pressure of giving a tiny human a name they will have for their entire life. Some families name their kids after a family member, someone famous, fictional characters, or sometimes something that reminds them of a sweet memory. Parents have the right to choose a child’s name. However, that responsibility comes with a few restrictions.
Some states have naming laws and restrictions that define whether new parents are allowed to choose a certain name for their baby or not. According to USBirthCertificates.com, a vital records application preparation assistance service, certain states have other kinds of naming restrictions in place to protect children. This includes banning the use of obscenity in names.
What are some of those baby name restrictions?
Several states limit the number of characters that can be used in a name because of official birth records software used in the U.S. Apparently, in Nebraska first, middle and last names must be less than 100 characters total.
While other states go as far as banning the use of numerical digits or emojis. For example, Massachusetts only allow letters found on the standard English keyboard to be used in baby names. There are also states who prohibit naming children after people who have committed heinous crimes. We don’t know why anyone would, but this means you can’t name your child “Adolf Hitler.”
Many of the common naming restrictions include derogatory terms, obscenity, offensive names, numbers, and certain characters like asterisks. However, there are celebrities like She's Y now, or "Why?" or just "?" (But the government won't recognize that). curiosity, the eternal question, .. and such.
— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) March 23, 2023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1639050294213459968%7Ctwgr%5E5a5348cf48c8c60f7c766035b242ff8b822d7a5d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F2023%2F03%2F26%2Fgrimes-elon-musk-daughter-name-y-meaning%2F11545845002%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grimes and Elon Musk who didn’t let their states restrictions stop them from naming their kids Exa Dark Sideræl referred to as “Y” and X Æ A-XII, nicknamed “X.”
If you are in the “naming” process, you should become familiar with the restrictions set in place by each state to avoid birth certificate surprises.
Here are 6 baby names you probably should avoid.
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