@Words bucks the text-speak and emoji trend by tweeting some of the world's finest words
Twitter account @Words is bucking the emoji trend looking to surmurise modern issues by bringing social media users foreign or obscure words which are unparelleled in the English language.
From defining the sensation one feels when eating despite being full (shemomedjamo) to a person who loves beards (pogonophile), to the sensation of an irrepressible sneeze (juggersnot) the account is introducing English speakers to a world of new words.
The account is one of many examples of interesting language and imagery being merged for consumption on an almost daily basis - playing to the strengths of the social media platform.
Shemomedjamo pic.twitter.com/R5PJXWoqh7
— words (@words) December 15, 2015
Pogonophile pic.twitter.com/O839smk9sF — words (@words) December 15, 2015Juggersnot pic.twitter.com/54wQEKoXon — words (@words) December 1, 2015@Words, which boasts 72,000 followers on Twitter.
In an era when emoji is widely being touted as the fastest growing language in the UK - with 80 per cent of people using them - the trend's detractors will take encouragement from some lengthy new entries imported to the English lexicon.
Check out some choice selections below.
Thalassophile pic.twitter.com/J8nKqhZMlS
— words (@words) November 25, 2015
Mantrum pic.twitter.com/Jb6Lrgj4S1
— words (@words) November 20, 2015
Fauxpology pic.twitter.com/5xUZ1CNl1k — words (@words) November 20, 2015