Words are falling into obscurity everyday. Occasionally when we find a fine-sounding word that seems to have fallen on hard times we recycle it with a new alternative definition. Today’s recycled word is palimpsest. We note that a palimpsest is a scroll or manuscript that has been scraped and reused. This definition is no doubt still useful in some circles, but such a descriptive sounding word needs wider currency. We humbly offer the following alternative:
Palimpsest – noun
1. The phenomenon of exhausted male friends holding onto each other for support after running a marathon
