Blowsabella: A woman whose hair is dishevelled, and hanging about her face; a slattern. (My brother called me Blowsabella when we returned from our walk on the shore this morning; tomorrow, I shall wear a bucket over my head when we take our walk and it will serve him right.)
Whapper: A large man or woman. (Uncle Ambrose is quite the whapper, but has a heart to match.)
Fogram: An old fogram; a fusty old fellow. (Unlike his brother, however, Uncle James is the veriest old fogram.)
Hog Grubber: A mean, stingy fellow. (Based on bonnets Aunt Alice wears, I suspect Uncle James is also a dreadful hog grubber.)
Spiflicate: To confound, silence, or dumbfound. (Poor Mama was utterly spiflicated when Mr. and Mrs. Awffle crashed her dinner party and told her they were certain she’d forgotten to send them an invitation.)
Inching: Encroaching. (I don’t think I’ve met a more inching family than them.)
Glimflashy: Angry, or in a passion. (Cant.) (Papa was so glimflashy over their temerity that he told the butler to set a separate table for them in the corner of the dining room.)
Any new favorites here? I rather think 'spiflicate' should be more widely known and used, myself.
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