Weird and Wonderful Words (Part 7: T, U)

Tarantism at its best!

We are almost through the alphabet with our Weird and Wonderful Words series. For the other posts see Part 6, Part 5, Part 4, Part 3, Part 2, and Part 1 .

Here are some words you just might

want to add to your vocabulary!

Tachyphagia –  fast eating (I am guilty… especially on Thanksgiving!)

Taeniacide –  killing of tapeworms (And is this a bad thing??)

Talpa – mole or similar mark on the body (Have them checked every year!)

Tappen –  the plug by which the rectum of a bear is closed during hibernation (Hey, I didn’t make up this word!)

Tarantism –  the urge to overcome melancholy by dancing (That could definitely work!)

Tartarology – beliefs about hell or the underworld

Teratology – study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations

Textrovert – one who feels much braver when communicating by text message rather than in person (This is obviously a new word and is in the urban dictionary… and aren’t most people textroverts?? Add this one to Meyer Briggs!)

Thither  – to that place (I’m going there. Art thou??)

Tibialoconcupiscent -  having a lascivious interest in watching a woman put on stockings (To each his own!)

Tinchel  – circle of men who encircle a deer (Whatever for? Hunting or men’s group?)

Tittynope  – a small quantity of something left over (What is titty-yup??)

Tocology –  obstetrics; midwifery (Not to be confused with toxicology – completely different)

Tootle  – nonsensical writing or speech (I wonder why there seem to be so many words for this type of thing.)

Topophobia – stage fright; fear of performing; fear of certain places

Torcula- wine press

Torticollis –  stiff neck

Tresayle  – great-great grandfather

Troglodytine –  of, like or pertaining to wrens (Here’s a word you will likely be using often!!!)

Tyromancy –  divination using cheese (I can’t even picture it!)

Ucalegon –  neighbor whose house is on fire

Ulatrophy –  atrophy of the gums (FLOSS!!!)

Ulotrichous –  having wooly or crispy hair (Crispy hair? Turn the heat down on your flat iron!)

Ultracrepidarian –  of one who speaks or offers an opinion beyond his or her knowledge (We’re all familiar with this one!)

Underwit –  inferior wit; half-wit (But this word sounds so much better!)

Univocalic  – having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel (How much can you write with one vowel!)

Uranoscopy –  star-watching

Uropygium  – rump of a bird (Another useful one….maybe on Thanksgiving)

Uxorious –  excessively fond of one’s wife (Aw, sweet…..)

 

I need to get away from this computer lest I get torticollis! And I wouldn’t want to start writing tootle so I guess I will go thither….