Kakistocracy - A government run by the worst people Absquatulate - To leave without saying goodbye Acyrologia - Improper use of a word Anecdoche - A conversation where everybody is talking but nobody is listening Baisemain - Kiss on the hand Cagamosis - An unhappy marriage Fanfaron - An empty boast Jettatura - An evil stare Lethologica - The inability to remember a specific word Mammothrept - Spoilt child Nodus Tollens - The realization that your life doesn't make sense to you anymore Ochiba - A piece of art made from fallen leaves Pandiculate - Stretching and yawning Percussive Maintenance - The act of bashing something over and over until it works Quietus - Finishing stroke Raconteur - A person who tells entertaining anecdotes
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