Now What’s That Word Again?
Here’s a few obscure but very useful words for writers looking for a unique descriptive or “that exactly correct” word.
Did you ever wonder what that large flap, or apron, of flesh that hangs down from an obese person’s tummy? Yeah, yeah, a small, beginning one is called a “beer belly” or, for those who aren’t into alliteration, a “beer gut.” But a serious flappity flap of abdominal flesh is called … a pannus. It’s from the Latin word for a rag or scrap of cloth.
And if you are sick of describing those hairpin turns and meandering roadways as “twisting,” “winding,” or “serpentine” … try flexuous. Also from the Latin, this one means “sinuous” or “full of curves.”
Finally, if you need a word for those flesh-colored tights that women wear, the correct term is fleshings.