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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 101 points 2 months ago (4 children)

perambulation is a good one. My morning walk isn't quite grand enough to be called a 'constitutional'; nor scenic and leisurely enough to be called a 'stroll'; nor yet social enough to be called a 'promenade'; 'perambulation' is just the ticket.

[โ€“] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 months ago

I thought the morning constitutional was taking a shit.

[โ€“] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

And what a lovely paragraph about it. Thank you.

[โ€“] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Oh I love to perambulate, sitting still is what I really hate

[โ€“] Phoonzang@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

And a "perambulator" is a kid stroller. It was an enlightening moment when I first came across that word in Neil Stephenson's "Seveneves", delved into its etymology and then realised why my British friend called the stroller a "pram". This is just a contracted form of perambulator.

It did not occur to me that there's actually also a verb for it, so thank you for pointing that out! I love it, and I will use it henceforth!