Here I am on a Sunday night trying to piece together something remotely coherent and readable for the letter G. While I was trying to think of a subject beginning with G I started to wonder what other weird and wonderful words begin with this letter. I had a quick search and these are some I found.
Gad - To wander about idly or in the persuit of pleasure.
My Mum always used to go on about my being a Gadabout, now I understand and totally agree!
Galeanthropy - Belief that one is a cat
Really?! I find this quite unsettling and hope there aren't people out there trying to copy a cats behaviour. Some things are ok but all the licking and jumping? No thanks!
Gardyloo - A warning cry
Just because I like the sound of it and I am sure it has nothing to do with toilets "Guard de looooo, the locks broken!"
Gelasin - Dimple in your cheek when you smile
My husband has a gorgeous pair of gelasin. Or is that gelasins??
Geniophobia - Fear of chins
Just plain weird. Really, how can you have a fear of part of your own face? The great sauce catcher.
Gewgaw - Toy
How would you pronounce that?!
Ghawazi - Egyptian dancing girls
A bit of foreign flavour
Glaciology - Study of Ice Ages and glaciation
Fairly obvious one but amazed people study ice
Gnomon - Upright rod of a sundial
Another bit of info for your next pub quiz (you'll thank me one day - NOT!)
Gonalgia - Knee pain
I have it and it sounds better than "My knee hurts"
Gowk - A fool
Just funny!
Grimgribber - learned gibberish, legal jargon
New name for lawyers maybe? I love saying this.
Grinagog - one who is constantly grinning. Hmmm... so a Synagogue would be....??
Gynotikolobomassophile - one who nibbles womens earlobes
I can't believe a) there is a word for this and b) it is almost unpronounceable!!
So there you go. A little glimpse into the weird world of the letter G. Hope you have found one that made you smile and don't call too many folk Gowks today.
Gad - To wander about idly or in the persuit of pleasure.
My Mum always used to go on about my being a Gadabout, now I understand and totally agree!
Galeanthropy - Belief that one is a cat
Really?! I find this quite unsettling and hope there aren't people out there trying to copy a cats behaviour. Some things are ok but all the licking and jumping? No thanks!
Gardyloo - A warning cry
Just because I like the sound of it and I am sure it has nothing to do with toilets "Guard de looooo, the locks broken!"
Gelasin - Dimple in your cheek when you smile
My husband has a gorgeous pair of gelasin. Or is that gelasins??
Geniophobia - Fear of chins
Just plain weird. Really, how can you have a fear of part of your own face? The great sauce catcher.
Gewgaw - Toy
How would you pronounce that?!
Ghawazi - Egyptian dancing girls
A bit of foreign flavour
Glaciology - Study of Ice Ages and glaciation
Fairly obvious one but amazed people study ice
Gnomon - Upright rod of a sundial
Another bit of info for your next pub quiz (you'll thank me one day - NOT!)
Gonalgia - Knee pain
I have it and it sounds better than "My knee hurts"
Gowk - A fool
Just funny!
Grimgribber - learned gibberish, legal jargon
New name for lawyers maybe? I love saying this.
Grinagog - one who is constantly grinning. Hmmm... so a Synagogue would be....??
Gynotikolobomassophile - one who nibbles womens earlobes
I can't believe a) there is a word for this and b) it is almost unpronounceable!!
So there you go. A little glimpse into the weird world of the letter G. Hope you have found one that made you smile and don't call too many folk Gowks today.
wow, 7am on a monday morning and I've learned 11 new words! Yesterday I fell up a kerb (didn't lift my feet up properly) so today I'm suffering from gonalgia!
ReplyDeleteI think the toy word is pronounced geoogor (hard g as in got) but I may be wrong.
This has cracked me up Kat! I've learn a lot my husband from this post so thanks for that! I don't think I am cat I reckon I was one in a past life ;) haha! Is there a word for that or is just 'nutter'??!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me laugh and teaching some new words even if I have forgotten them already because I cannot pronounce hardly any of them!! xxx
These are some great G words, I too sometimes have gonalgia:)
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