Category Archives: Weird Words

Merry Christmas! Welcome to another (the penultimate) edition of my festive weird words project. This time I’ve chosen a word believe to be derived from manx folklore. Qualtagh can also be spelt ‘Quaaltagh’, although I’m unsure of the reason why. It took a bit of digging to find the meaning, but it’s a great wordContinue reading “Weird Words part 14 – Qualtagh”

Welcome back to another festive edition of my weird words project. Today I’ve found a word that I think a few people already know, but here in the UK we rarely talk about the Krampus around advent time, so I have to assume there are a few others like me who don’t know anything aboutContinue reading “Weird Words part 13 – Krampus”

Welcome everyone. Here, as promised, is another edition of the Weird Words festive series. Today I’ve chosen a word thought to originate from the late 18th Century. That’s right, I’m conducting proper (vague) research in order to bring you these words so you can impress (bore) family and friends with your vast and unusual festiveContinue reading “Weird Words Part 12 – Scurryfunge”

Welcome, friends, to another festive edition of Weird Words. The season seems to have officially started now and, in the name of saving energy while remaining jolly, I’m not ashamed to admit our home is now twinkling with led lights powered my many AA’s and AAA’s. I’m growing increasingly concerned that the money we’ve savedContinue reading “Weird Words Part 11 – Crumping”

Welcome to part 10 of my Weird Words series, and part 4 of my festive Weird Words. Many of the words found for this project have seemed pretty usual rather than unusual, but it’s only when I consider how and if I’d ever use them that I understand they are becoming as old and forgottenContinue reading “Weird Words part 10 – Merrymaking”

Welcome to another edition of my festive Weird Words. This is my 9th weird word overall, but my 3rd in the christmas specials. I’ve found it more engaging and interesting to look for words that relate to something I’m truly passionate about. I might keep the themes going in the future. Anyway, today I’ve foundContinue reading “Weird Words Part 9 – Fezziwig”

Welcome to another Festive Weird Word. Continuing my project to tell you all about the forgotten language of the season, today I’m focussing on the thing we wish for (without results) every single year. Snow. I’ve never seen a christmas with the white stuff. Wrong place wrong time I think. But that doesn’t stop meContinue reading “Weird Words Part 8 – Hogmadog”

Welcome to another Weird Word! Actually, welcome to the first in a series of FESTIVE🎄weird words! Yes, that’s right, it’s November, the latter end, and I am 100% officially in the midst of Christmas celebrations. What does that mean? Well, I know some people want to wait for Christmas to start, and I realise why.Continue reading “Weird Words Part 7 – Doniferous”