30 Obscure Words We Should Use More Often

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30 Obscure Words We Should Use More Often

Contrary to the prevalence of the phrase “the day after tomorrow,” there’s actually a much better way to say “two days from now.” Enter one Redditor’s term of choice — overmorrow. “l still use these terms in Dutch. I wonder why the English stopped,” they wrote. 

Considering overmorrow’s one-word practicality, we can’t say we disagree. In fact, there’s a wealth of vocabulary we’d love to see make it big in 2025. To that end, here are the bygone words we wish people would use more often, the best of which include biblical pronouns and some good, old-fashioned pirate slang.

 4y ago - Edited 4y ago Overmorrow/ereyesterday just easier to say than the day after/before tomorrow/yesterday. I still use these terms in Dutch (overmorgen/eergisteren). I wonder why the English stopped. - 963 ...  4y ago Övermorgon gang rise up 177 ...
atreeofnight 4y ago Clement, which means mild and is most often used as an adjective to describe weather. We use inclement weather all the time, so why not clement weather? - 388 ... +  . 4y ago TheyMakeMeWearPants 4y ago Similarly, why aren't satisfied people gruntled? - 93 ...
 4y ago Quibble: a slight objection or criticism of a trivial matter. 130 ... + 10 more replies
realmsofGold 4y ago Yonder. - 128 ..
quilp666 4y ago Scallywag 179 ... + 7 more replies
KnotKarma 4y ago Perambulate ~ Walking for pleasure - 330 ... IrascibleOcelot 4y ago Brits actually still use a derivative of this word: Perambulator. Or at least the shortened vernacular term. Pram. - 147 ...
TheUnblinkingEye1001 4y ago Pantaloons. There'd probably have to be a wild shift in fashion first. But still... - 309 ... emkatheriine OP . 4y ago Coincidently, the French term for pants is pantalon. - 103 ...
creeper321448 4y ago Rapscallion and ruffian - 188 ...
eddyathome 4y ago Caterwaul. It's just such a fun word and so descriptive. 119 ...
urbexcemetery 4y ago Malarkey. - 233 ... oil_can_guster 4y ago Shenanigans. - 99 ...
MudSouthern1143 4y ago Brouhaha - 156 ... emkatheriine ОР . 4y ago There's a cafe or coffee place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana called BrewHaHa. - 81 ...
 4y ago Lollygag to spend time aimlessly; bone idle. - 182 ... mxnstxrzxmbxxs 4y ago This one is still very common where I live lol - 69 ...
emkatheriine OP . 4y ago Me first: I love the word niblings (word for nephews & nieces). - 372 ... AtheneSchmidt 4y ago . Edited 4y ago My sister just had a baby boy, and already has girls. I have been lamenting the lack of an all encompassing word for thr group of them! Thanks! Edit: spelling 103 ...
K-Kraft 0 4y ago 00 Uncouth 73 ... + 3 more replies
CamperKuzey 4y ago The old use of the word Bully in American English. - 127 ... steepleman 4y ago As in bully for you? 31 ... + 8 more replies
TimeTraveler3056 4y ago Defenestration the act of throwing something or someone out of a window. - 229 ...
soline 4y ago Gobsmacked, I thinks it's more common in the Commonwealth but not in America. 30 ... + 7 more replies
KarmaKitty4-3 . 4y ago If I could throw in an Old English word I wish we used? Bõchord or maybe bochord : library, collection of books, essentially book + hoard. - 86 ...
wazhead1 e 4y ago Flummoxed 59
The_Patriot . 4y ago smidgen. cuz that is exactly how much cream I want in my coffee - 73 ... Tickl3Pickle5 4y ago Or shorten it to smidge. 23 ...
Lavender-waves 4y ago fartlek- when a runner changes between sprinting and jogging 19 ... + 2 more replies
balthazar_blue 8 4y ago Sunder (verb) and asunder (adjective). About the only time you encounter them nowadays is in formal settings, especially religious settings. Eschew Shall and especially shan't. - 52 ...
Cryptorix 4y ago Whippersnapper 40 ... + 4 more replies
magnani65 4y ago Banal Lacking originality, boring........ 79 ...  4y ago They use that one a lot on Project Runway. 15 ...
LazerWolfe53 4y ago Thee, thou, and thine. Then you could be strictly plural like it was meant to be and we wouldn't be stuck with using y'all, or all y'all. - 48 ...  4y ago You is plural AND formal. The absolutely irony is that we try now to use thee and thy as formal language, when they are, in fact, the opposite. 19 ...
Western_Conflict_890 4y ago Pussyfooting. Context: Stop pussyfooting around and just call and make the appointment!!! - 34 ...
Wonderful-Fishing857 0 4y ago Nincompoop 32 ... + 1 more reply
 4y ago Swell. It has such a endearing charm to it. Mmm this chicken is swell! I had a swell time with you last night - 30 ...
cmoellering 4y ago Forsooth. That great guttural Aaacchh that the Irish, Scottish, and Germans use. perchance - 24 ...
aloha_skye 4y ago Boondoggle. Something that is a waste of time, but has the appearance of being practical - 57 ...

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