Saturday 27 December 2014

Hilfrarious

Hilfrarious: adjective. Describing of the edge of a slope or hillock, which has been worn or strained due to constant rubbing. Essentially a hill that has been frayed. There I've given it to you on a platter. Hopefully at this point you can figure out which two words were combined to make this one; if not, then I am very very sorry. Anyhow, the word was first used by the polar explorer Roald Amundsen, during his time as a mountaineer, when he complained to Edmund Hillary about the state of Ben Nevis. The well known botanist Benjamin Nevis was of course insulted, as he didn't consider himself a hill.

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