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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?

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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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spittingimage@lemmy.world
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The issue with pretending to be stupid on the internet to make a point is that there are so many people doing the same thing with no point in mind.

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TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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Sarcasm isn’t “pretending to be stupid” imo

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Jojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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This particular instance was certainly pretending to be ill-informed, so

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TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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Well ignorance isn’t stupidity, but also it was just SO obvious. Enshittification is one of the most used new words I’ve ever seen.

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