The "favorite words" thread!

[mimitabby]

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.

a warm welcome to you, Pansy!

none of those obstreperous, incorrigible, reprobates like raleighdon here!

[Jolt]

a warm welcome to you, Pansy!

none of those obstreperous, incorrigible, reprobates like raleighdon here!

And we don't allow any shenanigans that would make things discombobulated--anyone caught doing such will be defenestrated (and I'm sure the mere thought of this treatment would cause tachycardia)!

[Jolt]

And one more thing: We don't want some numpty causing a stooshie with her palaver about "vehicular cycling" vs. other techniques! (This happens a lot on another forum)

[Bruno28]

And one more thing: We don't want some numpty causing a stooshie with her palaver about "vehicular cycling" vs. other techniques!

Very good! You speak Scots well.

[Duck on Wheels]

schlmiel [sh-l-meeyul]
and schlmazl [sh-l-mahzul]

A schlmiel is a clumsy oaf, and a schlmazl is the unfortunate character oafed upon (if oaf can be used as a verb). E.g. at a restaurant: the schlmiel might be a waiter who spills soup on a customer, that customer then being the schlmazl of the moment.

[Jolt]

schlmiel [sh-l-meeyul]
and schlmazl [sh-l-mahzul]

A schlmiel is a clumsy oaf, and a schlmazl is the unfortunate character oafed upon (if oaf can be used as a verb). E.g. at a restaurant: the schlmiel might be a waiter who spills soup on a customer, that customer then being the schlmazl of the moment.

Those are good--Yiddish does have some amusing ones! And don't forget schmutz!

[DrBee]

schlmiel [sh-l-meeyul]
and schlmazl [sh-l-mahzul]

Weren't those words used in the Laverne & Shirley opening theme?


A few of my favorites:

persnickity
couillon (dumba$$)
framousse (a big 'ol frown that kids are good at making, adults also qualify)

The last 2 are cajun. I'm not sure on the spelling - cajun is one of those things that's spoken and not always written - I often accuse Mr. Bee and his dad of making up words as they go along. I seem to keep hearing new words.

[mimitabby]

Weren't those words used in the Laverne & Shirley opening theme?


A few of my favorites:

persnickity
couillon (dumba$$)
framousse (a big 'ol frown that kids are good at making, adults also qualify)

The last 2 are cajun. I'm not sure on the spelling - cajun is one of those things that's spoken and not always written - I often accuse Mr. Bee and his dad of making up words as they go along. I seem to keep hearing new words.

couillon = culo italian rude word for your buttocks

[Jolt]

Very good! You speak Scots well.

Thanks!

[Duck on Wheels]

My maternal grandfather's favorite was the German word for tank:
schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobil
(artillery trench destroying vehicle)

He said it illustrated how the language had been a factor in the Germans losing both world wars. Just compare the time it takes to give the same order in German and English:

Send tanks!
Bie mir die schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobils gesenden! (or something like that, I don't actually know German)

[Zen]

German is such a lilting, musical language isn't it?

[Dr. Liz]

My maternal grandfather's favorite was the German word for tank:
schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobil
(artillery trench destroying vehicle)

He said it illustrated how the language had been a factor in the Germans losing both world wars. Just compare the time it takes to give the same order in German and English:

Send tanks!
Bie mir die schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobils gesenden! (or something like that, I don't actually know German)

Waffenstillenstahentag (it's been years since I studied German, so I may have misspelled that). If I remember correctly, it is Armistice Day - literally, The Day the Weapons Stood Still.

But if I get to pick a name as my favorite word? Vercingetorix.

It just rolls off your tongue. I SO want to name our next dog Vercingetorix, but it might be a little tough in obedience school!