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"I'm not that easily recognised." — Catherine O'Hara, an extremely recognisable and revered actress
"I have acted for at least six years of my life." — also Catherine O'Hara, who has been acting for more than 40 years
These are just two of the countless memorable one-liners the oh-so-humble Catherine O'Hara uttered during her Instagram Live session on the Schitt's Creek [3] account on Monday. This past week, cast members from the show [4] have been leading their own live videos to fundraise for Food Banks Canada and Feeding America [5], and it's safe to say O'Hara's might be the most entertaining one yet.
The Canadian actress spent the entirety of her 36-minute video snapping in and out of character as Moira Rose while teaching viewers how to "Moira-ize" their vocabulary. "Trying to go back and forth between a half-assed Moira and a half-assed me isn't quite working, is it?" she joked. But oh, did it work! Reading from a handwritten script she prepared herself, O'Hara shared a collection of fancy, antiquated words and their respective definitions. She even included a few racy terms like "lobcock," which means "a relaxed penis," apparently. O'Hara hilariously commented, "I hope our penises are relaxed. Today there's enough tension in the world." Hah!
Although I highly suggest watching her entire video above, I've outlined a handful of her words ahead, for those of you who are currently overcome with "ignavia."
- Seelie Court: "an entourage of fairies"
- Hyperhedonia: "enjoying doing ho-hum things around the house"
- Cunctator: "a procrastinator"
- Ignavia: "laziness"
- Crapulous: "foul-mouthed"
- Killcrop: "a greedy, insatiable bèbè"
- Fimble-famble: "lies"
- Vorageing: "searching the internet for clips to send to everyone you know"
- Psilothrum: "hair removal"
- Laniferous: "bearing or producing wool"
- Beblubbered: "disfigured from crying"
- Contiguity: "closeness"
- Diddy [7]: "a woman's breast or nipple"
O'Hara concluded her vocab lesson in the most iconic way possible: by "caw caw-ing" like Dr. Clara Mandrake [8] and wishing everyone good health. I think I speak for us all when I say that she's a treasure we must protect at any and all costs. All in favour of nominating this performance for an Emmy, please say "aye."