# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 335
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6682 "2024-11-13T16:44:22Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian deep-bosomed ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6683 "2024-11-13T17:48:53Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity We don’t often use the word, but the behavior is seen all too often. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6684 "2024-11-13T17:50:17Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix A female physician ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6685 "2024-11-13T17:52:59Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Having a lean, slender body shape. (Had I been able to post a few minutes earlier, my “C” word would have been callipygian: having a shapely backside.) ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6687 "2024-11-13T17:56:58Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere a bachelor’s apartment ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6688 "2024-11-13T17:59:24Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle To manipulate; my father used this word frequently especially when describing his experience of taking my young shopping ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6689 "2024-11-13T18:21:01Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Having little to no money; penniless ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6690 "2024-11-13T20:34:35Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6691 "2024-11-13T21:04:18Z")
**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma the proclamation of the Apostles of the Word of God ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium an indoor swimming pool _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Fear of navels, which for some sufferers kicks in at a natatorium, or at other sites where navels are exposed. ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent ---
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> [@gkster](#): > > Fear of navels Does that include oranges? **Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent Qat Those of you who play Scrabble games will know this word, that means “leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant.” ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent Qat Riviation fishing ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent Qat Riviation Sacerdotal ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent Qat Riviation Sacerdotal Terpsichorean Related to dancing ---
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**Words seldom used in everyday conversation** Archaea Bathycolpian Cupidity Doctrix Ectomorphic Fractious Garçonniere Hornswoggle Impecunious Jejune Kerygma Lugubrious Monaural Natatorium Omphalophobia Pauciloquent Qat Riviation Sacerdotal Terpsichorean Ululatations [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=334) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=336)