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Have you ever struggled to find the perfect word meaning the exact thing that you are feeling or the exact thing that is happening? The Oxford English Dictionary might contain 171,476 words - but despite frequently adding cool words from the modern lexicon (including bae, yeesh, and hasbian), not all of them make the cut.
The Book of Everyone is a platform dedicated to finding out weird curiosities and facts about the world. We discovered that there's a secret (not so secret anymore) vault owned by the Oxford University Press that stores interesting words that have been rejected to be included in the dictionary. Over the last year, we've posted these delightful, unused, and rare words on our Facebook page and are now sharing the collection here with you! Scroll down below to check out this unofficial dictionary words vocab, and don't forget to upvote your favorite weird words!
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#2
Final score:
61points
Charlotte Ayers 5 years ago
What's the criteria for rejection? 'Wibble-wobble' has been a phrase in use for a long time. Wibble, used by itself would be a natural evolution of use.
#5
Final score:
48points
#6
Final score:
39points
Koalamonster 5 years ago
There's actually a food truck that runs in my area that is called Locavore. I still think it's a funny word/name. In my head it means someone who eats trains.
#11
Final score:
20points
#13
Final score:
14points
spirit wolf 5 years ago
Dear Kates, if you say "quote on quote" one more time, I will barf. One day we counted the number of times you used that term for your 15 minute presentation, it was TWENTY TWO TIMES!!
#14
Final score:
13points
#16
Final score:
12points
Koalamonster 5 years ago
Shouldn't that be precuperate? Like recuperate pre illness? It's also easier to say than percuperate.
#18
Final score:
7points
#20
Final score:
6points
#21
Final score:
6points
#22
Final score:
5points
#26
Final score:
1point
#27
Final score:
1point
#28
Final score:
0points
Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
Also called an outdated person and a fool for doing that while driving.
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William Bonner 5 years ago
Yes, Rich Hall. I bought his "Sniglets" book back in the 80's.
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Meeow 5 years ago
I'm wonder why some words change meaning over time. What makes them reject to these words.
Jonathon Smith 5 years ago
Lack of usage. A word has the have considerable usage, usually over time and in print media, before it is considered to be dictionary worthy.
Load More Replies... William Bonner 5 years ago
Yes, Rich Hall. I bought his "Sniglets" book back in the 80's.
Load More Replies... Meeow 5 years ago
I'm wonder why some words change meaning over time. What makes them reject to these words.
Jonathon Smith 5 years ago
Lack of usage. A word has the have considerable usage, usually over time and in print media, before it is considered to be dictionary worthy.
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