Schmaltz [shmalts] (n.) - Extreme or excessive sentimentality, esp. in the arts or entertainment. Used in a sentence: “When Lady Pettigrew reeled theatrically into the footman’s arms, the air thickened with schmaltz so thick it might have been ladled over the aspic.”

Bookwright [BUHK-rahyt] (n.) - A writer of books; an author. - A printer or binder of books. Used in a sentence: “I'm a bookwright in the truest sense because I write novels, print them using a letterpress, then painstakingly bind them in embossed leather with gold accents… I don’t date much.”

Mirliton [MUR-lit-on] (n.) - The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone. A borrowing from French. Used in a sentence: “They ended up firing that guy who was always goofing around with the mirliton after he did a little ‘oom-pa-pa’ routine to mimic the boss’s walk as he was strolling by.”

Schizocarp [SKIT-so-karp] (n.) - Dry fruits which break up into two or more one-seeded mericarps without dehiscing such as the winged seed pod of maple trees. Used in a sentence: “Your selcouth coiffure, dear, reminds one of a schizocarp in its final spin.”

Cachinnate [KAK-uh-neyt] (v.) - To laugh loudly, or convulsively. From the Latin verb “cachinnare” (to laugh loudly) Used in a sentence: “Despite the solemn occasion, Rafferty found it impossible to resist the urge to cachinnate at the remarks of the addlepated dotard.”

Grog-Blossom [GROG-blos-um] (n.) - Vascular dilation causing redness and enlargement of the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess; rhinophyma. Used in a sentence: “The magistrate, eyeing the witness’s grog-blossom, required no further proof of habitual intemperance.”

Excogitate [eks-KOJ-it-ayt] (v.) - To think out; to construct, frame, or develop in thought; to contrive, devise. Used in a sentence: “The unusual situation required a creative solution, so I sat down to excogitate until a sufficiently workable solution presented itself.”

Homodoxian [ho-muh-DOKS-ee-un] (adj.) & (n.) - A person who just happens to have the good sense to share the same opinion as you. Used in a sentence: “It’s not that I surround myself with groveling yes-men; I simply have a remarkable talent for attracting—and then hiring—homodoxians.”

Adiabolist [ay-dahy-AB-uh-list] (n.) - One who who does not believe in The Devil. Used in a sentence: “As an adiabolist, I find it highly amusing when someone tries to warn me that fire, brimstone, and a giant lake of fire await me in the afterlife.”

Stupefactive [styoo-puh-FAK-tiv] (n.) - A narcotic that causes impairment of physical sensation or consciousness. (adj.) - Serving to cause shock or astonishment, or to benumb the faculties; stupefying.

Lown [lone] (adj.) 1. Of the weather, a body of water, or some other natural feature or phenomenon: calm, still. Used in a sentence: “The afternoon was lown and temperate, in contrast to my mood after the meeting I’d just had with the department heads.”

Pismire [PIS-mahy-ur] (n.) - An industrious little purloiner of picnic comestibles; an ant.

Gledge [glej] (v.) To look asquint or sideways; to squint the eyes. To cast a cunning side look, while laughing quietly. (n.) A sidelong look. Scottish Used in a sentence: “The cat pondered his empty food dish and gave me the surly gledge of a tiny, vengeful dictator.”

Sesquihoral [ses-kwi-HOR-ul] (adj.) - Lasting an hour and a half. Used in a sentence: “Christopher’s sesquihoral trips to the restroom have not only drawn his boss’s attention but also prompted unsolicited medical advice from numerous concerned coworkers.”

Cantabank [KANT-uh-bank] (n.) - A second-rate ballad singer. Used in a sentence: “Despite the best band, back-up singers, and pyrotechnics money could buy, the cantabank’s debut performance ended in jeers, tears, and an unceremonious defenestration.”

Tragelaph [TRAJ-uh-laf] (n.) - A mythical creature which is part goat and part deer. Also figurative: something composed of incongruous elements. Used in a sentence: “I’m done with these blind dates; this last one looked like a tragelaph that just won a Frankenstein look-alike contest.”

Gardyloo [GAR-dee-loo] (excl.) -Used in Edinburgh as a warning cry when it was customary to throw slops from the windows into the streets. Used in a sentence: “Always a courteous lad, Sean was heard to exclaim ‘Gardyloo!’ prior to cannonballing from the high board.”

Grithbruch [GREET-brookh] (n.) - A breach of the peace. From Anglo-Saxon “grith” (peace) Used in a sentence: “My life has been nonstop dubstep grithbruch ever since those students moved in next door.” __ Wall or desk, we’ve got your 2026 covered—limited stock. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Abligurition [uh-blig-yoo-RISH-un] (n.) - Spending lavish amounts of money on fine foods. - Prodigal expense for food. Used in a sentence: “I sometimes find myself lost in daydreams of lavish parties and extravagant abligurition.” ____ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Plenilunar [plen-uh-LOO-nur] (adj.) - Of, like or pertaining to the full moon. From classical Latin “pleni-” (full) + “lunar” (moon) Used in a sentence: “I navigated my way back home by the plenilunar glow after being abandoned by the sasquatch who had grown weary of my companionship.”

Dipsomania [dip-soh-MEY-nee-uh] (n.) - An irresistible craving for alcoholic drink. Used in a sentence: “Would you take a look at this shoddy craftsmanship; are you quite sure that new fellow doesn’t suffer from dipsomania or some such?”

Jubbe [JOO-bee] (n.) - A large vessel for liquor. From Middle English “iobbe” - of uncertain origin Used in a sentence: “The knight bragged of holy quests, yet swore he found more virtue in a brimming jubbe than in a cloistered chapel.” _____ 2026 calendars! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Baker-Knee’d [BAY-ker-need] (adj.) - A pejorative term for one whose knees knock together in walking, as if kneading dough. Used in a sentence: “I wish that bilious, baker-knee'd blatherskite would take a long walk off a short pier.” ____ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Retrorse [reh-TRORS] (adj.) - Turned or bent backward. Used in a sentence: “It was a freak accident at the pool noodle factory that gave Bedelia her distinct retrorse posture, making her the undefeated Limbo champion of the Outer Hebrides for ten years running.”

Quagswagging [KWAG-swag-ing] (n.) - The act of shaking from side to side or up and down. An awkward or clumsy movement. (adj.) - Pertaining to something that shakes or quakes. (v.) (Quagswag) - To shake to and fro in a heavy or unsteady way.

Voisinage [vwa-zih-NAZH] (n.) - A neighborhood or district. A vicinity or nearby area. Borrowed from French Used in a sentence: “As the paperboy wends his way through the voisinage, he keeps to the steady rhythm of well-worn steps, an unremarked part of the morning rituals of familiar strangers.”

Abnormous [ab-NOR-mus] (adj.) - Deformed; irregular or misshapen. From Latin “abnormis” (abnormal) Used in a sentence: “His almost pathological aversion to ‘leg day’ at the gym left him looking abnormous like some kind of Temu Terminator.” ---- Holiday gifts! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Sloffer [SLAWF-er] (n.) - One who eats greedily and untidily. Origin uncertain Used in a sentence: “I hate having dinner with you guys, your brother is such a sloffer that having to watch him eat makes me feel wamblecropt.” _ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Paintrix [PAYN-triks] (n.) - An artist, specifically a woman, who paints. Used in a sentence: “After retirement, I became a paintrix, and my gallery shows have been selling out!”

Cognoscente [kog-nuh-SHEN-tee] (n.) - A person who has expert knowledge in a subject, such as an artist. Used in a sentence: “As the six-year-old carefully explained gradient technique to her stuffed bunny, Aunt Lisa realized what a Crayola cognoscente Lucy was.”

Pishogue [PISH-ohg] (n.) - A wise saw or aphorism; a spell or incantation; witchcraft. - A fairy or a witch. - A folk tale; a story of the supernatural; an unlikely or unbelievable story.

Waveson [WAYV-suhn] (n.) - Such goods as after shipwreck do appear swimming on the waves. Used in a sentence: “Having gathered together a rather dubious assortment of waveson, I contrived to remain afloat in as dignified manner as possible until the rescue vessel arrived.”

Imbulbitate [im-BULB-ih-tayt] (v.) - To involuntarily void excrement into one’s pantaloons. - To befilth one’s breech.

Suffonsified [suh-FOHN-sih-fahyd] (adj.) -Satisfied or satiated, particularly in appetite. -Feeling full at the end of a meal. Used in a sentence: “Boy, that mac n’ cheese with barbecue pulled pork sure left me sufficiently suffonsified!” Last day! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Lexicomane [LEK-sih-koh-mayn] (n.) A lover of dictionaries; one who enjoys looking up words. Used in a sentence: “I used that dating app for sapiosexuals where I found a fellow lexicomane to take to the library as a first date.” _ 28 hours left! Don't miss out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Fandangle [fan-DANG-g’l] (n.) - A useless or purely ornamental thing; nonsense. - An ornamental tassel attached to handheld fans.

Mondegreen [MON-duh-green] (n.) - The misheard lyrics of a song. Used in a sentence: “Memorializing my Monday morning motivational mantra made for many mirthsome mondegreen memes across a multitude of mediaspheres.” _____ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Clinomania [KLIN-oh-MAY-nee-yuh] (n.) - An excessive desire to lie down and stay in bed; morbid sleepiness. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Quockerwodger [KWAH-ker-wah-jher] (n.) 1. A toy which moves and dances about when a string is pulled. 2. A politician who is bought off by corporations or other entities. Used in a sentence: “The shameless arts of the sycophant are not monopolized by Mr. Quocker-wodger and his congeners.”

Forswunke [for-SWUNGK] (adj.) - Extremely exhausted after physical exertion. Used in a sentence: “Remind me to never again challenge those surprisingly farouche malaperts to a feisty round of gelatin grappling; I’m absolutely forswunke.” ______ Only 1 week left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Honeyfuggle [HUHN-ee-FUHG-uhl] *Also honeyfackle, honeyfugle, honeyfogle* (v.) -To flatter or sweet-talk to get what you want. -To wheedle, blandish or cajole; to ballyhoo. Used in a sentence: “Oh, sweetie, if you think you can honeyfuggle me with your your mellifluous compliments—think again!”

Scurryfunge [SKUR-ee-funj] (v.) -To rush around cleaning the house when company is on their way over. Used in a sentence: “Were it not for the desultory and unceremonious scurryfunge, my pied-à-terre would never be satisfactorily mundified.” www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Crapulous [KRAP-yuh-luhs] (adj.) - Caused by or showing the negative effects of alcohol consumption.

Scroggins [SKRAWG-inz] (excl.) - An interjection used to express absolute astonishment. Origin unknown. Used in a sentence: “Scroggins, would you just take a listen to the insurmountably bombastic bushwa coming out of that dude’s gob?” OUR KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Bibliognost [BIB-lee-uh-nahst] (n.) - A well-read individual; a person with wide knowledge of books. Used in a sentence: “Gerald quickly realized that being a bibliognost was going to come in handy in his new job at the library.”

Tumid [TYOO-mid] (adj.) - Swollen, bulging. - Pompous, arrogant, bombastic.

J’accuse [zhuh-KUHZ] (excl.) - A bitter denunciation - literally “I accuse”.

Knocker-Up [NAWK-er-up] (n.) - A person employed, especially in mill towns, to go about and waken those whose work requires them to be up early. A human alarm-clock.

Quanked [kwangkt] (adj.) - Overpowered by fatigue. - Exhausted or reduced in strength, as by labor or exertion; fatigued; sleepy. Origin uncertain Used in a sentence: “After sprunting all weekend, then frooncing to get to work on time, I’m well quanked.” ___ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Schmutzwortsuche [SHMOOTZ-vohrt-ZOOCH-eh] (v.) - Looking up naughty words in the dictionary. From German "schmutz" (smudge or dirty) + "wort" (word) + "suche" (search) Sentence: "Low-key schmutzwortsuche, scrolling through the OED Online, is my favorite way to get through these dull lectures.”