9 Lost Words We Should Bring Back

(via Mental Floss)  History is full of obscure words that were once oft-used but have since been lost to time, from what criminals used to call the police to old-timey ways to refer to the office gossip. Now, Joe Gillard, creator of History Hustle, has assembled some of history’s best words in The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting. Each word is accompanied by a vintage painting that delightfully illustrates its concept and a sentence that hilariously demonstrates its usage. Here are just a few of the many wonderful words you’ll find in its pages.