Words are being removed from dictionaries to make room for new ones. We think some of them deserve better. Who knows what forgotten little nocturnal marsupial was erased for the word ‘floppy disc’?

This is our small attempt to restore some balance.

Word You Never Heard is a recurring series from Pain In The Arts, drawn from one of our favourite books, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig - a collection of words that fill the gaps, for feelings that exist but have never had a name.

How It Works: In each episode, one of us brings a word from the book. The other has never seen it. With only a handful of clues and less than 30 minutes on the clock, they have to work out what it means, or build their own definition from scratch before time runs out.

Today’s Word: Licotic

Can you guess the definition before the clock runs out?

Pain In The Arts is a weekly podcast about the reality of creative life. Hosted by Breallyn and Lyndon Wesley. One of them never knows the topic until recording begins.

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