outcomeling means A stranger; foreigner. It carries an Arena rating of 1378, earned across 52 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, outcomeling ranks #790 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,887 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #3,074 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,174 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound.
Why “outcomeling” is a great word
OUTCOMELING — [Noun] A stranger or foreigner. From Middle English outcomlyng, equivalent to out- ("outside, beyond") + comeling ("newcomer, stranger"). Unlike "stranger," a general term for an unknown person, or "outlander," which firmly situates one in a distant geography, an outcomeling is defined by the act of having newly come from beyond a perceived boundary. It is the silhouette cresting the hill on a foreign road, the unfamiliar cadence of footsteps in a muddy lane, the mud of a foreign road still on the boots—a quiet, permanent reminder that every community is an island, surrounded by a vast and murmuring sea of others.
Etymology
From Middle English outcomlyng. By surface analysis, out- + comeling.
noun
- A stranger; foreigner.
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