English Trivia

  • Melomanie<br/>

(n.) an excessive and abnormal love and deep attraction to music and melody.Upload to Facebook
    Melomanie
    (n.) an excessive and abnormal love and deep attraction to music and melody.
  • NIBLINGS<br/>

The plural, ender- neutral term for nephews and nieces.
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    NIBLINGS
    The plural, ender- neutral term for nephews and nieces.
  • THALASSOPHILE<br/>

(n) a person who loves sea , oceans.Upload to Facebook
    THALASSOPHILE
    (n) a person who loves sea , oceans.
  • The letters "ough" can be pronounced 9 different ways as shown in this sentence: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

    rough.............uff
    dough.............oh
    thoughtful........aw
    ploughman.........ow
    through...........ooh
    Scarborough.......uh
    slough............ou
    coughed...........off
    hiccoughed........up
  • JOUSKA<br/>

(n) a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play in your hand.Upload to Facebook
    JOUSKA
    (n) a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play in your hand.
  • Quatervois
    (n.) a crossroads; a critical decision or turning point in one's life.
  • Sobremesa
    (n.) the time spent around the table after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you shared the meal with, time to digest and savor both food and friendship.
  • noceur
    (n.) one who sleeps late or not at all; or, one who stays out late to revel or party.
  • Twitterpated
    (adj.) love struck
  • Tacenda<br />
(n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence.Upload to Facebook
    Tacenda
    (n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence.
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