GHOST WORDS: Fake words that made it into the dictionary

Head to to save 10 off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code robwords. In this video we explore the spooky phenomenon of GHOST WORDS. They re the words that made it into the dictionary despite not actually existing. Some of them, like foupe, dord and kimes were quickly weeded out. Others remain in use to this day: like tweed, syllabus and gravy. Be they accidental inventions or deliberate deceptions, you ll enjoy exploring the weird world of ghost words. , etymology, english, halloween SOCIALS Check me out on Twitter TikTok: SOURCES CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:46 What are