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mwmisses4289

(4,294 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:44 PM 17 hrs ago

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I just heard a new word (ok, new to me, lol) that seems to describe t perfectly!

Lubberwort! It means a lazy or stupid person, and is attributed to Shakespeare.
Thank you to Professor Tracy Borman, who's short video on "Daily life in the age of Queen Elizabeth I" for the history extra channel on you tube, introduced the word to me.
Lubberwort! What a fun word!

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I just heard a new word (ok, new to me, lol) that seems to describe t perfectly! (Original Post) mwmisses4289 17 hrs ago OP

Ty for sharing a new word! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #1

K & R canetoad 17 hrs ago #2

She had another word that fits him- Gandermooner. mwmisses4289 17 hrs ago #3

I'd be tempted to change that one to Gandershitter. calimary 16 hrs ago #4

Or Blubberwart... BattleRow 14 hrs ago #7

New to me too. Thank you for sharing. LoisB 15 hrs ago #5

Great word! BeneteauBum 15 hrs ago #6

Cockwomble! mwmisses4289 9 hrs ago #8

SheltieLover

(80,840 posts)

1. Ty for sharing a new word!

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:50 PM

17 hrs ago

Fits slobby perfectly!

canetoad

(20,773 posts)

2. K & R

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:52 PM

17 hrs ago

She's an extremely knowledgeable historian.

mwmisses4289

(4,294 posts)

3. She had another word that fits him- Gandermooner.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:05 AM

17 hrs ago

It meant a man who flirted (or did more) with other women while his wife was pregnant or recovering from childbirth.

calimary

(90,181 posts)

4. I'd be tempted to change that one to Gandershitter.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:04 AM

16 hrs ago

BattleRow

(2,495 posts)

7. Or Blubberwart...

Reply to calimary (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:16 AM

14 hrs ago

LoisB

(13,118 posts)

5. New to me too. Thank you for sharing.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:12 AM

15 hrs ago

BeneteauBum

(551 posts)

6. Great word!

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:03 AM

15 hrs ago

My favorite is cockwomble……

Peace ☮️

mwmisses4289

(4,294 posts)

8. Cockwomble!

Reply to BeneteauBum (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:59 AM

9 hrs ago

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