18 Delightful English Words You Never Learned in School
The author of
Wordbirds went on a word safari through Samuel Johnson's famous 18th-century dictionary to hunt for entries that can help explain those things in life that otherwise leave us speechless.
By Liesl Schillinger
deosculation (n.)
The act of kissing. Samuel Johnson wasn't above a little schoolyard jokiness. His word for kissing should get a laugh from cooties-age children, though if they catch their parents making out in the kitchen, the precocious among them may squeal, "Ewww, stop the deosculation!"
Published 06/16/2014
