As you are about to see, the English language is replete with obscure but often hilarious, disgusting and deeply insulting words. Word that have mostly fallen out of usage but will undoubtedly amuse you. Word that will certainly make you wonder about some obscene aspects of the British culture.
Without further ado, let's take a deep dive in this selection of "depraved words" starting from letter A:
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Adipocere: a soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.
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Agelast: a person who never or rarely laughs
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Agrexophrenia: the condition of being unable to perform sexually due to the knowledge that someone is nearby or the fear that you can be overheard.
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Anorchous: having no testicles
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Apodyopsis: the act of mentally undressing someone
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Arrhenopiper: someone who looks lewdly at men
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Artamesia: sexual dissatisfaction in a woman due to premature climax of her partner
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Axunge: medicinal lard prepared from geese or pigs
What is your favourite "depraved word"? Leave a comment below.