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1. whinge – to complain or whine
2. widdershins – in a direction contrary to the natural one, esp. contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster
(Portobello - Ruth Rendell)
3. blatherskite – 1. a person given to voluble, empty talk 2. nonsense, blather
4. gnathonize – v – to flatter
5. leeftail – adj – in great demand
6. mulomedic – adj – relating to the medical care of mules
7. aquabib – n – water drinker
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You make me frightened, Kathy. I knew about one or at most two of the words you quoted. And at 74 my poor memory doesn’t store things like that so easily.
C’est la vie
John
I certainly have been known to blatherskite. Loved this post!
I added ‘mulomedic’ to my Facebook status after seeing this post, Kathy-this holiday weekend marks yet another ‘Mule Days’ celebration here in Bishop, California. Quite the event around here…
Take care!
OK. I’m geeking out now. Wonderful!
Now gimmie more. Don’t make me whinge.
Whinge is in common use here…. and in Australia is is commonly applied to Poms, as in
“whinging pom,” – an English person who complains.