Our vernacular is always changing. Every generation has its own slang words, from Xennials to Millennials and Gen Z. In 2025, Dictionary.com deemed '67' as the word of the year, the Oxford University Press claimed the word of the year was "rage bait," and Merriam-Webster claimed it was "slop."In an interview with the BBC, host Kate Colin offered an example of words that have disappeared in English when she opened a segment for the broadcasting network with this greeting: "Good morrow! I beseech thee, whence comest thou?" (Translation: "Good morning. Where do you come from?") - YouTube www.youtube.com Colin noted that this phrase was "Old English" used hundreds of years ago, and a great example of "disappearing words." Colin's co-host Jackie Dalton added, "Yes, English is a language which is evolving all the time. So this mean there are new words continuously appearing, and older words are disappearing."In English, words are here today and will likely be gone tomorrow. Language lovers on Reddit shared their favorite old-fashioned words that have gone nearly "extinct" in English today (and many they wish would make a comeback).26 disappearing words"Overmorrow. It means 'the day after tomorrow'." - TheGloveMan"I remember the word 'grody' from the 90s. It meant gross or yucky." - Glittering_Age_5591"Comely (meaning beautiful) and homely (meaning ugly)." - oddwithoutend, Suspicious_Art9118"Rolodex. There was something great about those. My own was a desk model with a lockable closing cover. Something about the tangibleness, the physicality and the control. Having the different kinds of cards and card covers, hearing them click when you spun it. I was sad to let it go." - Matsunosuperfan, BASerx8"Bitchin' (meaning excellent)." - fox3actual"Yellow pages." - Matsunosuperfan"Forsooth." - fingermagnets459Merriam-Webster notes that the definition of forsooth is "in truth : indeed —often used to imply contempt or doubt; now usually used to evoke archaic speech." It comes from Middle English and dates back to the 12th century."Lunting: walking while smoking a pipe." - RainbowWarrior73 @pbsdigitalstudios Wouldn’t it be a dilly idea to bring back these 1900s slang words!? Which one fractured you the most