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Fescennine

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:10 pm
by Slava
fes-uh-nahyn, -nin]
–adjective
scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse; see -ine1
And, will wonders never cease?, it's not listed as obsolete or archaic.

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:33 pm
by Perry Lassiter
Fascinating!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm
by LukeJavan8
Won't catch on in my part of the world.