September 30th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Antick," adj. "Odd; ridiculously wild; buffoon in gesticulation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Antick," adj. "Odd; ridiculously wild; buffoon in gesticulation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 30, 2026 at 8:47 AM
September 30th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Antick," adj. "Odd; ridiculously wild; buffoon in gesticulation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Antick," adj. "Odd; ridiculously wild; buffoon in gesticulation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 23rd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Trucklebed," noun. "A bed that runs on wheels under a higher bed."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Trucklebed," noun. "A bed that runs on wheels under a higher bed."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
September 23rd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Trucklebed," noun. "A bed that runs on wheels under a higher bed."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Trucklebed," noun. "A bed that runs on wheels under a higher bed."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 16th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Relume," verb. "To light anew; to rekindle."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Relume," verb. "To light anew; to rekindle."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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September 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
September 16th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Relume," verb. "To light anew; to rekindle."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Relume," verb. "To light anew; to rekindle."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 1st: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Frenchify," verb. "To infect with the manner of the French; to make a coxcomb."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Frenchify," verb. "To infect with the manner of the French; to make a coxcomb."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
September 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
September 1st: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Frenchify," verb. "To infect with the manner of the French; to make a coxcomb."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Frenchify," verb. "To infect with the manner of the French; to make a coxcomb."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 26th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Linctus," noun. "Medicine licked up by the tongue."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Linctus," noun. "Medicine licked up by the tongue."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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August 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM
August 26th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Linctus," noun. "Medicine licked up by the tongue."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Linctus," noun. "Medicine licked up by the tongue."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 19th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Apron-man," noun. "A man that wears an apron; a workman; an artificer."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Apron-man," noun. "A man that wears an apron; a workman; an artificer."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
August 19th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Apron-man," noun. "A man that wears an apron; a workman; an artificer."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Apron-man," noun. "A man that wears an apron; a workman; an artificer."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 12th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Palification," noun. "The act or practice of making ground firm with piles."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Palification," noun. "The act or practice of making ground firm with piles."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
August 12th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Palification," noun. "The act or practice of making ground firm with piles."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Palification," noun. "The act or practice of making ground firm with piles."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
.@pndc I was thinking of that episode of Blackadder with @DrSamuelJohnson where they accidentally burn his dictionary
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
.@pndc I was thinking of that episode of Blackadder with @DrSamuelJohnson where they accidentally burn his dictionary
RT @DrSamuelJohnson: Hipster (n.) wan Youth who does spend the Wages of PRIVILEGE 'pon the Life & Dress of a PEASANT
November 9, 2024 at 10:08 AM
RT @DrSamuelJohnson: Hipster (n.) wan Youth who does spend the Wages of PRIVILEGE 'pon the Life & Dress of a PEASANT
Haha! Yes, 'tis rather, Sir :) RT @DrSamuelJohnson: @bitoclass Sir, is the Harpsichord-Musick & Clop of Hooves doing thy Head in?
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Haha! Yes, 'tis rather, Sir :) RT @DrSamuelJohnson: @bitoclass Sir, is the Harpsichord-Musick & Clop of Hooves doing thy Head in?
Oh god, haven't World At One stopped these @DrSamuelJohnson bits yet? Amazing how the media can make anything off the internet turn rubbish.
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Oh god, haven't World At One stopped these @DrSamuelJohnson bits yet? Amazing how the media can make anything off the internet turn rubbish.
Hell, I say. RT @DrSamuelJohnson: Video Music Awards (n.) bemirror'd rhythmick Purgatory through which Souls ascend 'pon Waves of Approval
November 26, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Hell, I say. RT @DrSamuelJohnson: Video Music Awards (n.) bemirror'd rhythmick Purgatory through which Souls ascend 'pon Waves of Approval
August 5th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"finglefangle," noun. "A trifle; a burlesque word."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"finglefangle," noun. "A trifle; a burlesque word."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
August 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
August 5th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"finglefangle," noun. "A trifle; a burlesque word."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"finglefangle," noun. "A trifle; a burlesque word."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 30th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Dunner," noun. "One employed in soliciting petty debts."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Dunner," noun. "One employed in soliciting petty debts."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 30, 2026 at 12:10 PM
July 30th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Dunner," noun. "One employed in soliciting petty debts."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Dunner," noun. "One employed in soliciting petty debts."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 23rd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Exequies," noun. "Funeral rites; the ceremony of burial; the procession of burial."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Exequies," noun. "Funeral rites; the ceremony of burial; the procession of burial."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
July 23rd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Exequies," noun. "Funeral rites; the ceremony of burial; the procession of burial."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Exequies," noun. "Funeral rites; the ceremony of burial; the procession of burial."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 16th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Wamble," verb. "To roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Wamble," verb. "To roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
July 16th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Wamble," verb. "To roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Wamble," verb. "To roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 9th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Condite," verb. "To pickle; to preserve by salts or aromaticks."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Condite," verb. "To pickle; to preserve by salts or aromaticks."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
July 9th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Condite," verb. "To pickle; to preserve by salts or aromaticks."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Condite," verb. "To pickle; to preserve by salts or aromaticks."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 2nd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Apitpat," adverb. "With quick palpitation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Apitpat," adverb. "With quick palpitation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
July 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
July 2nd: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Apitpat," adverb. "With quick palpitation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Apitpat," adverb. "With quick palpitation."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
May 1st : Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Rakehelly," adverb. "Wild; dissolute."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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See you on June 15th!
"Rakehelly," adverb. "Wild; dissolute."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
See you on June 15th!
May 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
May 1st : Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Rakehelly," adverb. "Wild; dissolute."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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See you on June 15th!
"Rakehelly," adverb. "Wild; dissolute."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
See you on June 15th!
March 18th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Abactor," noun. "Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Abactor," noun. "Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
March 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
March 18th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Abactor," noun. "Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Abactor," noun. "Those who drive away or steal cattle in herds."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
March 4th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Paraphrast," noun. "A lax interpreter; one who explains in many words."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Paraphrast," noun. "A lax interpreter; one who explains in many words."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
March 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
March 4th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Paraphrast," noun. "A lax interpreter; one who explains in many words."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
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"Paraphrast," noun. "A lax interpreter; one who explains in many words."
Source: Johnson, S. (2006). A Dictionary Of The English Language. Penguin Classics.
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
February 27th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Candlewaster," noun. "That which consumes candles; a spendthrift."
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See you Monday!
"Candlewaster," noun. "That which consumes candles; a spendthrift."
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See you Monday!
February 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
February 27th: Today’s outdated word is from Dr. Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
"Candlewaster," noun. "That which consumes candles; a spendthrift."
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See you Monday!
"Candlewaster," noun. "That which consumes candles; a spendthrift."
#OutdatedWords #EarlyModernEnglish #DrSamuelJohnson
See you Monday!