Good Words Which Ought To Make A Comeback

[AB Editor]

Afternoon all,

I wondered if any of you had a good word for me?

By that I mean: what words do you believe aren't currently used quite enough or have been completely abandoned by our (or anyone else's) language?

It would be good if you could tell us what the word, or phrase, means as well (although it might be fun to try and guess actually!)

[heathfield]

Bumptious - Irritatingly self-assertive.

[cupid04]

skedaddle - Have I spelt it right. My stepmother used to say it a lot to me and my sister!

[Wharton]

hoatchie (lucky), unfortunately usually followed by 'bastard' as in 'that hoatchie bastard's won the raffle again'

[sandyRoe]

If I was hoatchie enough to win the €uro lottery jealous people could call me anything they liked.

[Tilly2]

postillian.......post man/boy

[sandyRoe]

Didn't somebody write a biography, 'A postillion struck by lightning'?

[jno]

postillion/postilion, I think, Tilly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_postillion_has_been_struck_by_lightning

[jno]

Dirk Bogarde, sandyRoe

[jno]

and sandyRoe, Dirk Bogarde.

[Tilly2]

Of course, it's postillion........................doh!

Yes, I got the word from the book. I think it's a wonderful title (and the book is a good read too)

[sandyRoe]

Dastard. While a b@stard can't help being what he is, being born out of wedlock, a dastard has to work at it to earn his sobriquet

[Tilly2]

fey.

[maggiebee]

Hallyracket - clumsy, always breaking things

[Clanad]

May I offer two (for the price of one)… the first is sophist … One who makes clever, but unsound arguments.

The second would be ineluctable : Impossible to avoid: inescapable. (Brothers-in-law come immediately to mind).

[boxtops]

FAT - it seems we can't say it now without fear of offending someone....

[CokeTulip]

brain child

[clivebeca]

Ample - enough or more than enough; plentiful: there is ample time for discussion | an ample supply of consumer goods.
• large and accommodating: he leaned back in his ample chair.
• (of a person's figure) full or broad: she stood with her hands on her ample hips.
DERIVATIVES
ampleness noun,
amply adverb
ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Latin amplus ‘large, capacious, abundant’.

btw ... We've had "ample" time to think of these ..ha, ha.

[AB Editor]

Afternoon all - we've put all your words into shareable pictures on Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/theanswerbank/the-answer-bank-words/

[horseshoes]

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