whiffle: to flourish a sword in sword dancing so as to produce a whistling sound
poltophagy: thorough chewing of food until it becomes like porridge
lipogram: a writing composed of words not having a certain letter
gyascutus: an imaginary large four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than on the other for walking on hillsideshapax legomenon: a word or form occurring only once in a document or collection of writings
mytacism: excessive or wrong use of the sound of the letter m (the “m” version of a lisp!)
soporific: of, relating to, causing, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy
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