I've seen threads like this on other forums so decided to start one here. What are everyone's favorite words? Here are some of mine:
tachycardia
defenestrate
discombobulated
shenanigans
How about everyone else?
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I've seen threads like this on other forums so decided to start one here. What are everyone's favorite words? Here are some of mine:
tachycardia
defenestrate
discombobulated
shenanigans
How about everyone else?
Speaking of favorite words, I love this little skit. Just listen to the words, you don't need to watch it. . . (the words are clean)
http://www.fireball20xl.com/slapdash/bb.swf
BTW, are those all medical germs in your post? :0
My favorite words, just because they sound neat or are interesting...
Vacillate
orchidectomy
antidisestablishmentarianism
Floccinaucinihilipilification (because they're so long!)
jejunum
Ponderous
lucidity
surreality
ganglion
*pushes up thick glasses*
Only one is a medical term (tachycardia--means an abnormally high heart rate). "Defenestrate" means to throw (something/someone) out the window; you're probably familiar with "discombobulated" and "shenanigans".Quote:
Originally Posted by Lifesgreat
One of my favorite words just because of what it represents and its very simple pronunciation:
PIE!!!!!!:D
Just brings a smile to my face.
MMM...PIE!Quote:
Originally Posted by missymaya
I have lots of favorite words, I think words are fascinating. Off the top of my head-
sanguine
monkeyshines
hullaballoo
Hullabaloo Caneck Caneck... Sorry Zen you post got my humming the Aggie War Hymn. Hehe
My words:
Ginormous
Pinche (yes I know it is a bad word)
juggernaut
susuration
onomatopoeia
anemone
But susuration is my overall favorite, particularly since I've found cognates in several latin languages--ah, everyone gets to play that one.
mmmm floor pie
unexplained bacon
oh, wait, that's for the favourite Simpsons quote thread.
ubiquitous
intransigent
serendipitous
:p
can I have some pie now?
H&B
~T~
Frisky - you have to say it out loud. It's really fun to say and has fun implications.
My husband's 3 favorite words to describe me:
recalcitrant
intractable
obstreporous (sp?)
concomitant
intimate
together
indirectly
relevant/irrelevant
serenditpitous
and of course
the fabric of the Space-Time Continuum
if we are allowed phrases
what if your favorite words are in another language?
La Bellezza (the beauty)
BICICLETTA (guess what that means)
euphonious
syzygy. [SIZZ-uh-gee] Hands down my all-time fave. :D It's a real word. Honest! In astronomy, we use it to describe an alignment of celestial bodies such as when the Earth, moon, and Sun line up during an eclipse. Can be used to describe an alignment of other planets as well.
Kit I was going to say antidisestablishmentarianism too.
I have some but can't think of them right now.
Some of my current faves are:
weekend
spring break
summer break
:D
gloaming (I'm on a campaign to bring this word back into common usage)
also:
rather and shall
in Spanish:
la madrugada
palaver
stooshie
numpty
Meaning fuss, minor altercation, idiot - for all you non-Scots speakers out there. :D :D
Numpty is Scotland's favourite word apparently. Makes me proud to be Scottish!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6520353.stm
Pamplemouse = grapefruit (French)
I love saying this word.:D Unfortunately I do not have many uses for it.:o :rolleyes:
I like phrases too, as well as long strange words. I read of a writer who liked to spike her writing with "big latinate bombs" - that's me. ;)
Defenestration is an amazing word. Imagine having a special word for throwing someone out of a window.
And THANK YOU for teaching me "syzygy"! I shall have to make a special effort to include it in my vocabulary.
Humongous
Vainglorious (not exactly sure what that means, to tell you the truth)
Bizarre
Clunky
Just thought of a Spanish word that I think sounds cool: marcapasos (pacemaker)
milkshake
Chocolate (is there really any other word? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthernBelle
I tend to like gross words. This makes me a good fit for teaching middle schoolers.
I love the word rotundity.
German has some of the best words, though.
Schleim = phlegm
Scheinwerfer = headlight (literally means light thrower)
Verstopfung = a really uncomfortable digestive condition...note the word "stop" in the middle there.
Durchfall = the opposite of Verstopfung...note the word fall in the middle there...by the way, durch translates to through. You do the math.
I love words that sound like what they mean. German's great for that. :)
Fahrvergnügen! Remember that word from the VW commercials? Not sure what it means, exactly, but it's a great word to use when a wrench slips, or a mis-aimed hammer hits your thumb. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by northstar
Those are good ones! Speaking of gross words that sound like what they mean, how about ipecac? Doesn't it just remind you of someone retching?Quote:
Originally Posted by northstar
stracciatella (chocolate chip gelato)
Horse feathers!
Dog sandwich.
enigma
stoic
bromidic
y'all
rutabaga
Finest kind
wicked good
That's just a couple few of 'em.
Oh yeah,
couple few
I just go frabjous at the syzygy when my neurogolist says "no change."
Then I go enjoy the colors of California hillsides at gloaming.
Callooh! Callay!
SK,
I was chortling in my joy as I went galumphing down the road on my way to work today. Though there were a few times I went snicker-snack through the traffic. (OK, not really, but I love those words. I make my 7th graders read that poem every year.)
lugubrious
Here are some more of my favs:
studebaker
quintessential
osmosis
trebuchet
quiche
Simple but pleasant words,at least to me.
capitulate
(I've had to do way too much capitulating lately.)
Tailwind?
Margarita?
I only like that word when it's the other side doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
well, there's furbelow..
and then I like words like escutcheon.. and derailleur
arugula ("it's a VEG-E-TA-BLE" - I only saw My Blue Heaven once, but I love that line)
prosciutto
murmur
crapanola
....or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. (even though the sound of it something quite atrocious).
Beamish boy
(was quoting some of that there poem this a.m.)
Forced into My First Ever Team Estrogen Post by the evile (a favorite "word" of mine) Sadie Kate:
Evile
Ginormous
La De Frickin Da
(although, oddly, I do not care for "frickin" outside of this phrase all that much)
That's it for now.
'sabout frickin time!Quote:
Originally Posted by pansypalmetto