All entries below are from Word Lover’'s Dictionary: Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words by Josefa Heifetz (New York: Carol Publishing, 1974, 1994) For previous entries in this series, please see Part 1 and Part 2. If you want to find other posts in the series, search on the title "Will Geek for Words." I'm not going to update each part manually from now on. I'm considering combining the various parts at a later date but the size of the resulting post may violate the copyright of the author. And I respect the rule of law. Most of the time.

It should go without saying that these are just some of the words in this book that tickled my fancy. Oh, didn't I mention my lexiphilia has a kinkier side? What I do with words in the privacy of my own home is, well, between me and consenting words. 'nuff said. Here are some G words.

• galimatias, n.: gibberish; confused, meaningless jargon.
• galp, v.i.: to yawn; to gape. -v.t. to belch. -n. gaping.
• galuptious, adj.: delightful, excellent, superb, wonderful, terrific.
• gapingstock, n.: an object of open-mouthed curiosity.
• geck, n.: 1. an object of scorn; a dupe. 2. an expression or gesture of scorn or contempt. -v.t. & i. to deride, cheat; to toss the head in derision.
• genicon, n.: a sexual partner imagined by one who is dissatisfied with her actual partner. [Note: the author of this book has the delightful standard of using "her" as the normal general pronoun instead of the usual "his" as the general pronoun. I like it. If the definition of a word needs to include a specific gender, she (the author) will explicitly say so.]
• genophobia, n.: fear of sex.
• girn, v.i.: to snarl, whine. -v.t. to bare the teeth in rage; to utter with a girn or snarl (Scottish, English dialect).
• gleed, n.: 1. a live coal. 2. a flame or ray. 3. pl. cinders. -adj. 1. squint-eyed; blind in one eye. 2. crooked, awry, astray.
• gnathonic, adj.: flattering, deceitful; gnathonical.
• gomeral, n.: a fool.
• grimgribber, n.: technical jargon, especially legal.
• grinagog, n.: a perpetual grinner (slang).
• gunzel, n.: a. a passive, orally oriented, male homosexual. see gazooney. 2. a brat. 3. an informer (slang).
• gyneolatry, n.: worship of women.
• gynophobia, n.: fear of women.