

Mark Peters
Joined: Apr 13, 2015
Mark Peters writes about euphemisms for Visual Thesaurus, comedy for McSweeney's, and comic books for Bark. He is the author of the forthcoming book Bullshit: A Lexicon from Three Rivers Press.


10 Obscure Bride-Related Words to Use During Wedding Season

9 Sweet Old Words for Bitter Tastes and Taunts

16 Marvelous Old Words for Munching We Need to Bring Back
11 Clandestine Words from the Lexicon of Spying
Here’s a look at some words you should be prepared to disavow completely if questioned.
14 Wonderful Old Words for Walking We Should Bring Back
Now that spring is here, no matter how committed you are to cars, it’s hard to resist an occasional mosey or stroll.
15 Old Words for the Duplicitous That We Should Bring Back
Consider reviving these words the next time you encounter anyone twistical.
14 Secret Words for Conspiracies
Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days. Here are a few old words you can use to describe them while adjusting your tinfoil hat.
12 Old Words for the Huge, Mammoth, and Gargantuan
When something—say, a canyon or mistake—is truly enormous, the same old small time words like colossal and massive don’t always get the job done.
9 Old Words for Ignorance
Next time you feel the urge to make your sparring partner aware of his lack of knowledge, soften the blow with one of these old-timey terms for ignorance.
12 Words For The Insufferably Vain
Please use these words next time you have to describe a self-obsessed huff-snuff.
10 Words for Fanciful, Obscure, Batty, Nonexistent Creatures
Since the days of yore, tales of imaginary creatures have been spread by storytellers, myth-makers, and drunk guys lost in the woods. But not all are as literary as the Bandersnatch or as hairy as the Yeti—some non-existent creatures, like the ones mentio
10 Sailor-Related Terms That Were Lost at Sea
Here’s a sampling of terms that went overboard. Be their lexical lifeboat.
10 Old Words for Curses and Cursing
Here are some older, out-of-use words for the next time you need to put the whammy on somebody.
17 Slangy Terms for Pickpockets to Put in Your Wallet
There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of terms for this delicate but illegal art.
15 Hairy, Obscure Words Related to Beards and Mustaches
It’s Movember, the month when normally naked upper lips get covered with mustaches that range from pleasant to preposterous.