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
coquinate (v.)
To behave as a cook. Some chefs you see on cooking programs have stupendous stove skills, and others...not so much. But whatever their level of expertise, if they're good at coquinating, they know how to wield a whisk with conviction; and if you copy them, you can, too.
Published 06/16/2014
