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University aims to revive words including 'blatherskite,' 'petrichor' (www.upi.com)

submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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To be contemplated overmorrow whilst lunting thru the wood. Later I shall groak at the snoutflair and freck about.

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[–] thesmokingman@programming.dev 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Petrichor isn’t dead. It’s the word to describe the smell after it rains. It might not be on the top of everyone’s tongues but it does pop up regularly where there is rain and someone asks, “How do I describe the smell after it rains?”

The other words on this list are revivable.

[–] Dewbs84@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, ask any Whovian and they’ll tell you what petrichor means lol

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