Weird and Wonderful Words (Part 7: T, U)

We are almost through the alphabet with our Weird and Wonderful Words series. For the other posts see Part 6, Part 5, Part 4, Part 3, Part 2, and Part 1 .

Here are some words you just might

want to add to your vocabulary!

Tachyphagia –  fast eating (I am guilty… especially on Thanksgiving!)

Taeniacide –  killing of tapeworms (And is this a bad thing??)

Talpa – mole or similar mark on the body (Have them checked every year!)

Tappen –  the plug by which the rectum of a bear is closed during hibernation (Hey, I didn’t make up this word!)

Tarantism –  the urge to overcome melancholy by dancing (That could definitely work!)

Tartarology – beliefs about hell or the underworld

Teratology – study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations

Textrovert – one who feels much braver when communicating by text message rather than in person (This is obviously a new word and is in the urban dictionary… and aren’t most people textroverts?? Add this one to Meyer Briggs!)

Thither  – to that place (I’m going there. Art thou??)

Tibialoconcupiscent –  having a lascivious interest in watching a woman put on stockings (To each his own!)

Tinchel  – circle of men who encircle a deer (Whatever for? Hunting or men’s group?)

Tittynope  – a small quantity of something left over (What is titty-yup??)

Tocology –  obstetrics; midwifery (Not to be confused with toxicology – completely different)

Tootle  – nonsensical writing or speech (I wonder why there seem to be so many words for this type of thing.)

Topophobia – stage fright; fear of performing; fear of certain places

Torcula- wine press

Torticollis –  stiff neck

Tresayle  – great-great grandfather

Troglodytine –  of, like or pertaining to wrens (Here’s a word you will likely be using often!!!)

Tyromancy –  divination using cheese (I can’t even picture it!)

Ucalegon –  neighbor whose house is on fire

Ulatrophy –  atrophy of the gums (FLOSS!!!)

Ulotrichous –  having wooly or crispy hair (Crispy hair? Turn the heat down on your flat iron!)

Ultracrepidarian –  of one who speaks or offers an opinion beyond his or her knowledge (We’re all familiar with this one!)

Underwit –  inferior wit; half-wit (But this word sounds so much better!)

Univocalic  – having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel (How much can you write with one vowel!)

Uranoscopy –  star-watching

Uropygium  – rump of a bird (Another useful one….maybe on Thanksgiving)

Uxorious –  excessively fond of one’s wife (Aw, sweet…..)

 

I need to get away from this computer lest I get torticollis! And I wouldn’t want to start writing tootle so I guess I will go thither….