Thursday, May 1, 2025

Gnathonize

To flatter someone. 

Butt-kisser. 

One of my joys in life is coming up with old or obscure words to describe people with. I tend to forget them pretty quickly because I'm anti-social enough that I don't encounter the need for them often, but that's a different issue. I like to imagine using this word against someone though. I hope you'll tell me if you ever use it, and how it turns out. 


Sources:

Quora--Daily Dose of Vocabulary-- Gnathonize

An English Dictionary of Old English Terms

Mental Floss-- 50 Verbose Verbs to Drop Into Conversation

OED-- Gnathonize

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