Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) Words with unusual etymologies windowlicker
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Here's a weird one for you.
Described as "a name for the sort of 'nutter' who sits next to you on the bus and does something weird." (www.geezer.demon.co.uk) by some, this word seems to have its roots in the French phrase for 'window shopping', or just looking at things in shop windows that you can't afford:"lécher les
vitrines". This translates literally into English as "to lick the windows."
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,915Posts230,273Members9,208 Most Online4,606
Sep 17th, 2025
Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard
9,208 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days) JerryC 1
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 11,131tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,974Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk