cholers, n. : “The mood of anger, irritability, grumpiness, or being short-tempered and impatient” (Roget’s Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals) (pronounced KOH-lers).
I don’t know about you, but I can certainly relate to this word! Some might call it grouchy, others crabby, and still others hangry (a quite accurate word denoting the combination of anger and hunger). Whatever you might call it, cholers is a great addition to anyone’s vocabulary. It is a word that can describe anyone of any age. It unites all.
“Don’t touch that puff pastry,” the old hag choked, leaning toward me conspiratorially. “The prince will get himself all in a cholers something terrible, unable to be accoyed, and woe befall the one to whom such a cholers is directed.”
“He’s only four years old,” I whispered incredulously.
“I know. But his father is the emperor…” The glint in her mazarine eye told all, and I dared not question her further.
I would have to read such books with my dictionary nearby.