The Little Book of Lost Words by Joe Gillard
Author:Joe Gillard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2019-09-02T16:00:00+00:00
Quafftide
Noun | kwahf-tyde | Sixteenth century. English.
THE TIME FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL.
The five-o’clock bell rang, and the quafftide began.
Quaintrelle
Noun | kweyn-trell | Nineteenth century. English.
SOMEONE WHO LIVES A LIFE FULL OF PASSION, LEISURE, AND ENJOYMENT.
On social media, everyone is a quaintrelle, with a celebrity lifestyle and endless good times.
Quanked
Adjective | kwank’d | Nineteenth century. English. Regional dialect.
EXHAUSTED OR FATIGUED FROM HARD WORK.
Dave would get home from work quanked, barely able to keep his eyes open for binge-watching his favorite mindless reality shows.
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