![]() ![]() Bark: Similar to “to squeak” and “to squeal,” bark, as defined by the 1889 glossary Police! , meant “to inform (to the police).” It was obsolete by 1930.ģ. Abaddon: This term dates to circa 1810-80 and means “a thief who informs on his fellow rogues.” It comes from the Hebrew abaddon, a destroyer.Ģ. Archaic definition is – having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses.ġ. ![]() As turbulent as life has become, I’ll just bet there’s at least one term you could apply to someone in your life, who recently has performed utter treachery? Mais oui c’est clair. How many of these terms have you ever heard? Did your grandparents speak these terms? Most are now archaic,* but you could start a language revolution by reintroducing them into common speech with your friends. Language is modified through use or the lack thereof. Deep in a Romanian ethnographic enclave, 2018. ![]()
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