We’re holding out for these 10 words replacing our much-loved emojis any day now:

Betrump - To deceive, cheat, elude, slip from (did anyone else think of a certain president?)

Coney-catch - To swindle, cheat, trick, dupe, deceive

Dowsabel - Applied generically to a sweetheart, 'lady-love'

Ear-rent - The figurative cost to a person of listening to trivial or incessant talk

Hugger-mugger - Concealment, secrecy

Percher - A person who aspires to a higher rank or status; an ambitious or self-assertive person

Quacksalver - A person who dishonestly claims knowledge of or skill in medicine; a pedlar of false cures

Rouzy-bouzy - Boisterously drunk

Wasteheart - Used to express grief, pity, regret, disappointment, or concern

Wlonk - Proud, haughty, rich, splendid, fine, magnificent

It’s long-lost lingo no more.

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