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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 month ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gloam/gloaming

The onset of twilight/becoming gloomy

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spotted the Radiohead fan

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm honestly not sure what you're referring to. Is that a word they use a lot in their lyrics?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

They wrote “Roaming In The Gloaming”, I guess?