Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:27     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:Crapulous



feeling ill as a result of too much eating/drinking.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:26     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:ditty


Omg I love ditty
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:26     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Crapulous
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:26     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

People should include the definition
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:24     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

ditty
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:11     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:alight


Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.


Sigh


I'm the alight poster! This is a fun and informative thread. Let's help each other have fun and learn new words!
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:08     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:alight


Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.


You're talking about alright or a'right.

PP was referring to alight, which means to get off a form of transportation. Alight is definitely an old school word, which might be why you didn't recognize it.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:07     Subject: Fortnight and other old words

Farrier
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:06     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:alight


Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.


Sigh
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:06     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:alight


Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.



the word i posted is alight (no R). It means to land on (in the quickest definition). It can mean a bird landing on a branch, and my favorite and even less common use is to land on an idea.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 09:04     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

Anonymous wrote:alight


Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 08:46     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

dimpsy
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 08:44     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

alight
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 08:44     Subject: Re:Fortnight and other old words

cordwainer
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 08:43     Subject: Fortnight and other old words

Well Taylor Swift has just brought fortnight back into daily vocabulary for awhile. Any other words rarely used that you would enjoy having renewed? One word answers preferable!