ferly
[FER-lee]
noun
Something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
At first glimpse the vagina is something of a ferly, and investigation is necessary.
attar
[AT-er]
noun
A perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
Someone should bottle and sell the attar of Justin Beiber to the throngs of teenaged chicks who get wet at the mere mention of the little shit’s name.
pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs]
adjective
Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly…
barnburner
[BAHRN-bur-ner]
noun
Something that is highly exciting or impressive.
Remember when rice burners were real barnburners?
philter
[FIL-ter]
noun
A magic potion for any purpose.
Ecstasy? Yeah. It’s a philter that makes you act like an idiot.
benignant
[bih-NIG-nuhnt]
adjective
Kind; gracious.Beneficial; favorable.
Joseph, my dealer, was benignant enough to let try my first line of cocaine for free.
quagmire
[KWAG-myr]
noun
A difficult or precarious position or situation; a predicament.
Had your cat not ingested an ounce of nip, we wouldn’t be in this goddamned quagmire.