What are some obsolete English words?

10 Obsolete English Words

• Overmorrow: the day after tomorrow.
• Lunting: walking while smoking a pipe.
• California widow: a married woman who is away from her husband for any extended period.
• Groak: to silently watch someone while they are eating, hoping to be invited to join them.

Why did the meaning of fizzle change?

Fizzle: The verb fizzle once referred to the act of producing quiet flatulence (think “SBD”); American college slang flipped the word’s meaning to refer to failing at things. Think metaphorically and fathoming becomes about getting to the bottom of things.

What words can you think of from your own knowledge whose meaning have changed over time?

11 Words With Meanings That Have Changed Drastically Over Time

• AWFUL. Ever wonder why “awesome” means excellent but “awful” means really bad when they both derive from “awe”?
• CHEATER.
• EGREGIOUS.
• FURNITURE.
• GIRL.
• MEAT.
• NAUGHTY.
• NICE.

What is the evolution of English language?

The evolution of spoken English began from the fifth century, with waves of attack and eventual occupation by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians. They spoke the same West Germanic tongue but with different dialects. Their intermingling created a new Germanic language; now referred to as Anglo-Saxon, or Old English.

What are some old timey words?

15 Silly Old-Timey Words You Need To Start Using Again

• Flapdoodle: foolish words.
• Claptrap: pretentious nonsense.
• Tommyrot: utter foolishness or nonsense.
• Fiddle-faddle: nonsense (often used as an interjection)
• Monkeyshine: mischievous or playful activity; a prank.

What are some words that have changed meaning due to technological advances?

To that list, we have added a few tech terms of our own: such as “troll” and “firehose”.

• Bump. Then: “to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance.”
• Block.
• Canoe.
• Catfish.
• Cloud.
• Firehose.
• Footprint.
• Friend.