LOGOLEPT’S DELIGHT.

March 29, 2003 by 3 Comments

Avva describes how he hit upon the word “uglyography” (an invention of Southey’s) in the OED, looked for it online, and found exactly one Google hit: on a page of Forthright’s Phrontistery [since 2006 at this URL]. I thought I’d share this remarkable site with you; its primary feature is a “14000-word dictionary of obscure and rare words, the International House of Logorrhea,” and anyone who enjoys the dustier corners of the English vocabulary will want to explore it.

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  1. Chris says
    March 30, 2003 at 3:47 am

    My favorite word in the English language is on that list:

    logodaedaly
    verbal legerdemain

    It’s Sue’s, too. She even uses it as her prompt on the UNIX system we use. Alas, I am not the logodaedalus I wish I were.

  2. M o I r A says
    April 1, 2003 at 2:16 am

    ((drools with love and lust, is unable to type coherently. This is being typed by her cat))

  3. Doug Working says
    October 14, 2005 at 12:08 am

    I am an inveterate logolept, and have been for many years. I am looking for someplace to chat with others who also can’t get enough words. Can you give me any leads?
    Thanks!

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