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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Uxorious: devoted to one's wife.

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[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Defenestration. Throwing someone out of a window. Example the defenestration of prague

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I am now adding overmorrow to my vocabulary. I can't wait to confuse the shit out of people I hate.

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[–] viralJ@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Something I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn't lead to meeting irl.

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[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Serendipity, idk it sounds cool, "serendipitous" moments happen a lot irl (e.g. forgetting to bring ur wallet with u to the supermarket but minutes later, you end up finding a coin in a random pocket from your jacket to unlock a shopping cart), but it almost only sees its use in fiction, like.....

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

"Philomot" was always pretty charming. "The color of a dead leaf."

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

philalethist, A lover of truth.

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[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Seems like every time you use it you'll end up having to explain what it means unless you're playing D&D

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

As long as it's not "used car salesmen" words:

  • the ask
  • the spend
  • action this

It's as discordant as "the above paragraph" or "see the below steps" except with wrong words instead of broken ordering.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

perseveration

[–] didnt1able@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Coprophasia

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I agree that we should use overmorrow more. Japanese has a similar word and it gets frequent use.

[–] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Many languages have it. English for some reason does not use it

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In my country we also have a word for that and it's always used when referring to overmorrow.

[–] Suppoze@beehaw.org 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hungarian as well. Tomorrow = holnap, overmorrow = holnapután. You can also stack the ”után" if you so wish, like holnapután-után. But more than that and you will get some curious looks from others :)

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I like penultimate, next to last.

[–] logos@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Followed by antipenultimate

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[–] antrosapien@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

I see what you did there

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

Scrofulous - a) having a diseased run-down appearance. b) morally contaminated

I learned this word when I heard someone being described as a 'scrofulous drinkist' lol

[–] Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Shemomedjamo - Georgian word meaning to eat past the point of fullness because it tastes so good or as I heard it, "I accidentally ate the whole thing."

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