Norman Darlo
This is the latest in our occasional series of quizzes about strange but elegant English words. Sometimes I’ll give you a definition, and let you choose the right word; and sometimes I’ll give you a word and let you choose the definition. Let us know how you get on! 🙂
Earlier quizzes in this series: Strange but Elegant Words A–C, D–E, F–K.
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Data correct per Oxford Dictionaries. Cover image: Public domain.
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What is a lactarium?
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A diary
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A dairy
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A milk bath
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The long dangling tail of a medieval academic hood is also known as a…
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Labarum
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Lollygag
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Liripipe
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What is a loblolly?
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A type of North American pine tree
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An argument about words
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Time spent in an aimless or lazy way
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A person who scavenges in riverside mud at low tide is a…
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A muckraker
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A mudlark
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A waterflapper
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What is a monorchid?
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An orchid whose bloom is of a single colour
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A plantsperson who grows only orchids
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A man with just one testicle
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Another word for a joker or wild card
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Mistigris
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Mimsy
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Mumpsimus
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What is a merrythought?
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An artificial covering of hair for the pubic area
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A banner or flag bearing symbolic motifs
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A bird’s wishbone
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In West Indian slang, to mamaguy means…
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To deceive someone with flattery
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To travel from place to place selling small items
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To tear something up by the roots
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In South African slang, this means simultaneous rain and sunshine
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An aardvark’s party
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An hippo’s orgy
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A monkey’s wedding
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What is a mixologist?
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A native of the English county of Wiltshire
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Someone who swallows food greedily
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Someone who can transform themselves into a wolf
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Someone skilled at mixing cocktails
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Great quiz. You got 6 out of 10 right!
That’s a great score, Vida!
Quite a challenging quiz, but there’s a lot to learn from it!
Thanks for taking the quiz, Ellie!
It was cool stuff Norman. Started off badly but recovered late to finish at 5. Very tough. ?
This was definitely meant to be a tough one, Mohanji! Thanks for trying it 🙂
Loved it! The funniest one was actually true! Well I did get three right.
Glad you had fun,Kathy! And I;m happy it was amusing too ;D
You got 3 out of 10 right!
Could be better
So I learned some new words! I did terrible on this one. Great quiz here!
I suspect I made this one nearly impossible, Kim! I need to get a grip on myself sometimes 😉
5 out of 10 and mostly by guessing
You did well enough if they were all guesses, Glory! Thanks for taking the quiz 🙂
Great quiz, I like your quiz.
Thank you, Tiada. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting to learn these words. I just guessed but at least got 2 I had never heard any of these words. Thanks for the lesson.
With such words it must be guesswork to a large extent, I think! Thanks for taking the quiz, Rasma 🙂
4/10, quite difficult + very interesting quiz with lots of new facts for me!!!
A lot of very hard words, for native speakers too, Anastasia! Thanks for taking the quiz 🙂
I didn’t do well. Got 2/10.
These words are so unusual that one’s score is more a matter of luck than anything, I think!
Six out of ten on this quiz. Fun,, fun… fun
That’s pretty good, Mavic! Thanks 🙂
Four out of ten on this quiz. I really enjoyed it.
It was a hard one, wasn’t it! Thanks for giving it a go 🙂
You are welcome Norman.
Oh my goodness, I guessed at #5 and got it correct. 🙂
But missed three others.
Fun quiz.
Haha, yes, #5 was a funny one! You did well. This was a very challenging quiz 🙂