Sunday, October 02, 2005

Unusual Word Meanings from Around the World

Small sample:
KOSHATNIK Russian
A dealer in stolen cats.

BUZ-BAZ Ancient Persian
A showman who makes a goat and monkey dance together.

CAPOCLAQUE Italian
Someone who co-ordinates a group of clappers.

FYRASSISTENT Danish
An assistant lighthouse keeper.

QIANG JINGTOU Chinese
The fight by a cameraman to get a better vantage point.

GRILAGEM Brazilian Portuguese
The practice of putting a live cricket into a box of newly faked documents, until the insect's excrement makes the paper look convincingly old.

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