Why Isnt There A Word For That? @arikaokrent2490

Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

There are a lot of things it seems we should have a word for, but don't. Why do we have these lexical gaps? Produced for Mental Floss

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Why Isn't There A Word For That?

Name: Mysterious Word Parts, Demystified @arikaokrent2490
Uploaded: 2017-03-18T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: There are a number of words in English that seem to be formed from two parts, but one of the parts is obscure. Wonder no more at where these parts come from. Produced for Mental Floss