Published By: Priyadarshini Kaul Mishra

Tharoorosaurus: Unique and unknown English words, Dr Shashi Tharoor, taught us

If you are following Dr Tharoor on Twitter, then you know what we are talking about.

So, you believe you are very fluent in English? You are one of those grammar Nazi who could not stop correcting others about their pronunciation and language. Well, we dare you a verbal duel with a walking thesaurus, Dr Shashi Tharoor. Former Under-Secretary-General of United Nations and a member of parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, Dr Tharoor is known for his prowess in English vocabulary. His Twitter account is an interesting place where we find the nuggets of sassiest tweets that come wrapped up with classic Tharoorian English (please don’t mind us sounding like Dr Tharoor, we can’t help it!). You can’t help reaching for the dictionary every time you read a new tweet from Dr Tharoor. Here are some of the unique and unknown words we learnt from Dr Shashi Tharoor.

  1. Muliebrity(Noun)
Muliebrity means womanliness or womanly qualities.

Sentence

The actress’s muliebrity makes her centre of attraction.

  1. Gonzo(Adjective)
It is essentially calling someone bizarre, weird or crazy.

Sentence

The gonzo celebrity is known for his eccentric fashion sense.

  1. Rodomontade(Adjective)
It means boastful behaviour or talk.

Sentence

My friends were sick of my uncle’s “best of everything” rodomontade.

  1. Lalochezia (Noun)
The emotional release you experience by using vulgar and indecent language and expressions.

Sentence

Shush! Keep your voice down; this kind of lalochezia is frowned upon in our school.

  1. Scripturient (Adjective)
When you have a strong urge to write something.

Sentences

The expressions were bursting from me; I was scripturient.

  1. Esurient (Adjective)
This expression means greed or hunger.

Sentence

Look at his physique; it tells a tale of his esurient nature.

  1. Limpid(Adjective)
Something very clear or see-through.

Sentence

On my country farm, we could see fishes in the limpid river stream.

  1. Perspicacity (Noun)
It is an ability to understand or notice things that are not very obvious to others.

Sentence

We were very careful in our Mathematics class as our teacher was notorious for his strong perspicacity.

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