I saw a tribute on Reels to Catherine O’Hara the other day (HERE), and the person who filmed it focused on some of the unusual words O’Hara used as “Moira Rose” in the sitcom “Schitt’s Creek.” Regular followers of my daily Dickinson posts can probably guess what crossed my mind as I watched it: “I wonder if Emily Dickinson ever used any of these words?”
The words highlighted in the video are these:
The words highlighted in the video are these:
| * Bailiwick * Balatron * Bombilating * Callipygian * Chockablock * Confabulate * Dragooned * Frippet | * Fulsome Indecorum * Peccadillo * Peregrination * Pettifogging * Prestidigitator * Timorous Grinagog * Toggery * Unasinous |
Concerning these words, Dickinson used... **drum roll** ... none of them. The video includes some great examples of interesting words, but of the 16 terms mentioned, Dickinson did not use any of them in her poetry – although she did use the word “bailiff” in one poem, a term related to “bailiwick,” the first word in the video.
I then checked a site with “10 Amazing Words Used by Moira Rose" (HERE). I thought the words on the video were more unusual/interesting; however, Dickinson did use forms of three of the words from this list in her poetry. Take a guess as to which three, and then I’ll fill you in tomorrow.
Here are the ten words from the site:
| * Ennui * Encumbered * Capricious * Mercurial * Balatron | * Irksome * Vigor * Gutted * Potable * Habilimented |
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