Snollygoster….

Two words which have fallen out of use, according to Radio 4.

How about reviving them?  Today.  See if you can slip them into conversation.  Somehow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2xL1gH6FcyCtYH2NM6zYhTK/lost-for-words-14-expressions-that-have-vanished

9. Snollygoster

A 19th century American term for an unprincipled, dishonest person, especially a politician.

10. Mumpsimus

An obstinate person who holds on rigidly to a certain set of beliefs even though they are wrong or disproved. The term may have been coined by Erasmus.

 

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