20 Brilliant Words Rejected From The Oxford English Dictionary (And Their Meanings)

Have you ever struggled to find the perfect word to capture a situation or emotion? The Oxford English Dictionary might contain almost 180k words, but despite frequently adding words from the modern lexicon, not all words make it. The creators of The Book of Everyone have discovered that there is a secret (not so secret anymore) vault owned by the Oxford University Press that stores words that have been rejected to be included in the dictionary. Scroll down to see them all and don’t forget to add a new word suggestion in comments…

Brilliant word that was rejected by The Oxford English Dictionary.

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Terribly Funny Taxidermy Fails

Some people are more talented than others. As you can see from the examples below, it’s especially obvious when it comes to taxidermy. Scroll down to check out the funniest examples, but if you want to see more you should get Crap Taxidermy book on Amazon.

Derpy taxidermy fail.

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Medieval Paintings of Cats Licking Their Own Butts

Medieval monks were put to work making illustrations for holy books in which every page was filled with beautiful works of art. Sometimes, they would fill the page with beautiful patterns of flowers and ivy. Sometimes, they would add depth to the words by illustrating the stories. And sometimes, they would just draw cats licking their butts. It’s weirdly common theme in medieval art, and nobody’s really sure why. The theory is that they were just etched in the margins by bored monks who wanted to amuse themselves. The monks would pass long, boring days scribbling pictures of these beautiful creatures taking care of their basic hygiene just to fight boredom of daily mundane life at the monastery.

Medieval painting of cat licking his own butt.

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