Corroded to [email protected]English • 7 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square306fedilinkarrow-up1357
arrow-up1357message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square306fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•7 months agoSomething I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn’t lead to meeting irl.
minus-squareCorrodedOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoWhat a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 months agoI think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.
Something I learnt recently and which is rampant on gay social apps: sphallolalia - flirting that doesn’t lead to meeting irl.
What a great word in today’s dating scene. Is it an older word that has been modified to be more modern?
I think it’s a modern word, as for example it doesn’t figure in Merriam-Webster. But it was created in a classical way, i.e. from Greek words meaning “stumble” and “talking”.