Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square305fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1356arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square305fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJonClinkfedilinkEnglish42•2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdershins Just because it sounds cool.
minus-square@tunetardis@lemmy.calinkfedilink11•2 months agoSounds useful in Minecraft. Like you put a sign in a cave “exit widdershins” to tell people to follow the left wall.
minus-square@kibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoIn an emergency, you can also exit widdoutershins.
minus-square@SaintWacko@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoYesss. I love this word and use it whenever I can
minus-square@xmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•2 months agoAnd don’t forget turnwise! (which is the opposite rotational direction defined by the direction the disc turns)
minus-square@thefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•2 months agoWiddershins start my hair, your Spooktober decorations are so spooky!!!
minus-square@teawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink2•2 months agoSounds like a creature that would have a lot of creepypasta written about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdershins
Just because it sounds cool.
Sounds useful in Minecraft. Like you put a sign in a cave “exit widdershins” to tell people to follow the left wall.
In an emergency, you can also exit widdoutershins.
Yesss. I love this word and use it whenever I can
And don’t forget turnwise! (which is the opposite rotational direction defined by the direction the disc turns)
Widdershins start my hair, your Spooktober decorations are so spooky!!!
Sounds like a creature that would have a lot of creepypasta written about it.