The "favorite words" thread!

[salsabike]

euphonious

[Popoki_Nui]

syzygy. [SIZZ-uh-gee] Hands down my all-time fave. 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.

[kelownagirl]

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

[bikerz]

gloaming (I'm on a campaign to bring this word back into common usage)

also:
rather and shall

in Spanish:
la madrugada

[lph]

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

[Jolt]

Just thought of a Spanish word that I think sounds cool: marcapasos (pacemaker)

[SouthernBelle]

milkshake

[Thorn]

milkshake

Chocolate (is there really any other word?

[ShubieGA]

stracciatella (chocolate chip gelato)

[withm]

syzygy. [SIZZ-uh-gee] Hands down my all-time fave. 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.

Wow - that would be a great scrabble word if only I could remember it (and get the right letters) ...

[RoadRaven]

Wow... great thread!!!
Caloo, calay!!!

I think we need to add to this reportoirre though...

facinorous (it means extremely wicked... as in TimTam indulgment )


dasypygal - how do I get this in a sentence? I have been trying for 4 years! It means... hairy buttocked!

Oh, and SGTiger... we have a Pamplemouse Tree - you can enquire after my Pamplemice any time you feel the urge to use 'the word'

[lph]

dasypygal - how do I get this in a sentence? I have been trying for 4 years! It means... hairy buttocked!

heh-heh-heh... if you scoot over to bike journal you'll find just the thread to use this word in

I dare you!

[eclectic]

Undulates and all variations; Undulation, undulating - I just love how that word rolls of my tongue and there is a scene in Disney's Fantasia that comes to mind everytime I say it.

[Hub]

Random
Chocolate
puppy
bucket
y'all
cyclobenzaprine
goober
fixin'

[Jolt]

Another nice technical term for a common expression..."up an unsanitary tributary without the proper means of propulsion" for "up sh** creek without a paddle"!!