Obscure words that need to be revived
Abligurition excessive spending on food and drink.
Altiloquent speaking pompously or in a high flown manner.
Anililagnia an attraction to older women.
Armsaye the armhole in clothing.
Boanthropy a type of insanity in which a man thinks he is an ox.
Brandophile one who collects cigar bands.
Cachinnation loud or hysterical laughter.
Chanking spat-out food (rinds or pits).
Cheiloproclitic being attracted to a person's lips.
Dactylion the tip of the middle finger.
Defenestration the act of throwing someone or something out a window.
Dibble to drink like a duck.
Diphallic terata a disease in which a man has two penises.
Diplasiasmus the incorrect doubling of a letter when spelling a word.
Dishabillophobia the fear of undressing or undressing in front of someone.
Eugeria normal and happy old age.
Euneirophrenia peace of mind after a pleasent dream.
Eyeservice work done only while the boss is watching.
Farctate the state of being stuffed with food (overeating).
Feat a dangling curl of hair.
Flocinaucinihilipiliphication the action of estimation is worthless.
Fremescence the grumbling sound of an unhappy mob of people.
Gambrinous being full of beer.
Grapholagnia the urge to stare at obscene pictures.
Groak to watch people eat hoping that they will offer you some of their food.
Gynotikolobomassophile one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobe.
Haingle to amble along in a feeble and listless manner.
Hebephrenic a condition of adolescent silliness.
Horripilate to get goose bumps.
Iatrogenic illness or disease caused by doctors or by prescribed treatment.
Impecunious having no cash or money.
Lachanophobia the fear of vegetables.
Lapling someone who enjoys resting in women's laps.
Librocubicularist one who reads in bed.
Logorrhea excessive talking (or verbal diarrhea).
Macron the horizontal line above a vowel to symbolize a long sound.
Minimus little finger or toe.
Misodoctakleidist someone who hates practicing the piano.
Neanimorphic looking younger than one's year.
Nelipot someone who is walking without shoes.
Nostomania overwhelming homesickness.
Notophile one who collects bank notes.
Obdormition numbness caused by pressure on a nerve (when a limb is "asleep").
Oniochalasia buying as a means of mental relaxation.
Ophryon space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
Pandiculation stretching and yawning before going to bed or after waking up.
Parnel a priest's stress.
Pilgarlic a bald head that looks like a peeled garlic.
Polyorchid a man who has at least three testicles.
Preantepenultimate fourth from last.
Puricle space between thumb and extended forefinger.
Quisquilian consisting of trash and rubbish.
Rasceta creases on the inside of the wrist.
Ruminant cud chewer.
Scatophagy religious practice of eating excrement.
Scroop rustle of silk.
Spermologer one who collects trivia.
Suppedaneim foot support for crucifix victims.
Tapinophobia a fear of small things.
Timmynoggy a device the saves time and labor.
Venustaphobia the fear of beautiful women.
Viraginity the masculine qualities of some women.
Wether a castrated sheep.
Wheeple a poor attempt at whistling.
Witzelsucht a feebly attempt at humor.
Zarf a holder of a handless coffee cup.
Zenzizenzizenzic a number raised to the eighth power.
Zills the finger cymbals worn by belly dancers.

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