A few fun words that were new to me this week:

moppet, n A small endearingly sweet child
page 156, Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney
“The little moppet looked up at me and all I could see was little Anthony at that age hoping Veronica would stick around instead of locking me in the bathroom while she went only God knows where.”

Chinese finger trap (also known as Chinese finger prison, Chinese finger cuffs, Chinese finger puzzle, Chinese handcuffs, Mexican finger fun, Chinese finger torture and Mexican handcuffs) toys. Via Carol at Wikipedia.

Chinese finger cuffs, n Also known as Chinese finger traps, a simple puzzle that traps the victim’s fingers in both ends of a small, woven bamboo cylinder
page 222, Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney
“Codependent relationships are woven together as tightly as Chinese finger cuffs.”
Oh! Once I saw the photo I knew what these were. I had a few as a kid.

interrailing, n Traveling throughout Europe using a flexible train ticket for all ages
page 80, Almost Home by Pam Jenoff
“‘Went inter-railing with this lot.’”
I would have called this EurRail, or EuroRail, but apparently I would have been wrong.

bufty, n [I actually can't find a definition of this, without resorting to Urban Dictionary, which in this case is even more unreliable than usual.]
page 172, Almost Home by Pam Jenoff
“Is that old bufty still kicking around?”

ergometer, n An apparatus that measures work or energy expended during a period of physical exercise
page 306, Almost Home by Pam Jenoff
“The whirring sound of an ergometer, a lone rower training, filters down the stairs from the locker rooms above.”
I knew both parts of this word, but I didn’t recall seeing them put together.

More great words on my Words from my reading page.

Reviews of books cited here:
Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney
Almost Home by Pam Jenoff

What new words have you found lately?