What could sound more romantic than French kissing? Perhaps its archaic synonym, cataglossism. Here’s a limerick to help you remember this word. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Cataglossism”
I have a limerick here about the word cataglottism.
Do you know this word, Grant?
Well, glott is something related to throat.
Tongue, yeah.
Tongue.
Yeah, it actually means French kissing.
Oh, okay.
Would you like to hear this?
Yeah, sure.
This is by somebody named Beswan Bird on the Omnificent English Dictionary and Limerick Forum site.
It goes, cataglottism, simply divine. When we kiss and our tongues intertwine. Though with you I’m obsessed, it’s my cat I love best. But do that to my cat, I decline.
These are so great.
You can find more of these.
Yeah, the best ones are funny.
So all of these limericks that we’re talking about on the show are at OEDLIF.com.
Yep, check them out.
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