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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?

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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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It’s an obsolete and relatively obscure word that I think a lot of people don’t know - because if most people did know it, no one would ever have gotten into trouble for using it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly

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Godric@lemmy.world
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Yeah, I know the word, just I’ve only ever heard it used by smug assholes with “guess what I almost said” expressions on their faces.

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MutilationWave@lemmy.world
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It needs to be retired honestly. Like you said, more often than not it’s used by smug racists. There are other, better words that mean the same thing like avaricious, miserly, parsimonious, or to keep it simple - cheap.

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