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/ ˈsɛlkuːθ /

selcouth

adjective

Strange and wonderful; unfamiliar, rare, and marvellous.

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Watching a murmuration of starlings for the first time. I didn't know that was what it was called. I just stood in a field with my mouth open.
Old English: selcūth
May 2026
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