Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis or Words You Love
This thread is for discussing words we love and why.
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - I just love saying this. One of my clients recorded the online pronunciation of this word and used it as his ring tone for the longest.
- Pesci - Sounds like a word you would use to describe a champagne.
- Sultry - It fits the tongue well and sounds erotic.
I have many more, but that's all for the moment.
Now start posting words!
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
My all-time favorite is triskaidekaphobia - fear of the number 13. I just love the way it sounds.
Oh, and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of course.
Great idea for a thread, Woofer!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I like bitch. Mostly because it's fun to call another guy a bitch. Second, if you're talking to a friend about your dog being in heat and you say "I can't figure out how to stop that bitch from humping my gun" you will get some of the funniest looks you've ever thought of seeing. Then there's the guy who stops to ask why would you want to.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
What a great thread for my English junkie heart. I love the words we don't really have in Hungarian,
some of my favourites:
- enigma
- eye-candy
- forever
Roland would have understood.
I also like magnanimous. Especially when someone is being magnanimous toward me and offering me a million dollars. It could happen.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Aristotle coined that Sam if I'm not mistaken.
What a lovely thread, Woofer dear!
I'll go with:
Freedom - not only because of the meaning, but because how it sounds. I've got a sensitive linguistic eye.
Forever - ditto. (Letti, we have a bit of common, we do.)
Numpty - learnt this just yesterday from a Welsh friend, couldn't stop laughing, such a cute and cool word!
And I also love all the words with -th, or anything Welsh-sounding. Probably a Tolkienian obsession. I memorized this town's name in Wales when I was 12, and it' been stuck in my head ever since. I really do remember all the letters. What a freak I am.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch
(grr. why does this keep separating this word into two pieces? grr.)
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
I LOVE the word Vampire ;D
oooh, nice idea.
Apparently the word Elbow is the most erotic word in the English language. Personally, I can't see it...
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
The most flexible word: fuck
Another favorite is maybe. My maybes are almost always not maybes though.
I also like always alot.
I thought this was a fear of Triscuits... those little wheat crackers.Originally Posted by Daghain
My all-time favorite is triskaidekaphobia - fear of the number 13. I just love the way it sounds.
I love the word "eft" ( noun: a newt in its terrestrial stage of development ).
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Great choices, everyone.
I must know what numpty means so that I can use it and freak out my coworkers.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
I love the words ascertain and delineate. It's because of this, but if these words ever come up, my wife and I get a good laugh out of it.
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loquacious. :nods: that's a fun word right there.
whilst
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
Shenanigans
I just like it. Not sure why.
I've also come to like the word "perhaps" lately.
Some are born to sweet delight,
some are born to the endless night.
Freaking out people is always soooo much fun, so I'll gladly help!
Numpty
Scottish usage:
a) Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others.
b) A good humoured admonition, a term of endearment
c) A reckless, absent minded or unwise person
1) "No. That wisnae wit she meant, ya big numpty!"
2) i.e. "Silly billy", "You big dafty"
3) "That numpty's driving with no lights on!"
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
Oh we have a lot of numpties around this area.
Shenanigans reminded me of another word I love: shillelagh.
"Stop hitting me with that shillelagh, you numpty!"
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Shillelagh!I'm so loving Irish, Welsh and Scottish words. They're freaking cool.
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
Shillelagh and Numpty are both awesome
any word said by a drunken scotts-or irishman is awesome by default.
Some are born to sweet delight,
some are born to the endless night.
paladin \PAL-uh-din\, noun:
1. A knight-errant; a distinguished champion of a medieval king or prince; as, the paladins of Charlemagne.
2. A champion of a cause.
invidious \in-VID-ee-uhs\, adjective:
1. Tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will.
2. Containing or implying a slight.
3. Envious.
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Simply awesome - the title of the thread that is. A quick little story - back when I was in 7th grade (sometime around the Dark Ages) I was the go-between between my Art Teacher (Ms. Lalumier) and my History Teacher (Mr. Murch). I had Art right before History! Ms. Lalumier would give me a word and I was to present the word to Mr Murch to see if he knew what it meant and report back with the results and a word from Mr. Murch to test Ms. Lalumier! Loads of fun.
Ms. Lalumier gave me Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis one day - had me look it up in the big fat dictionary in her classroom and then present it to Mr Murch. By God the man knew what it was - Ms. Lalumier was NEVER able to stump Mr. Murch.
This is story that I have not thought of in probably 30 years - thanks for trhe memories!
And to keep on track, what word(s) would I want to include?
- legubrious
- shrewd
- maleficent
- sphincter
Just love the way they roll off the tongue!
And let's not forget the inverse of that silly Mary Poppins word
dociousaliexpiisticfragicalirupes
DT Spoiler - Enter at your own risk!
Spoiler:
If your maybes are not maybes what do they mean exactly?
Roland would have understood.
Great additions, everyone.
CR in VA, that was an awesome story. Awesome word choices, too.
Here's one Alisha reminded me that I love:
Peckish
[pek-ish]
–adjective Chiefly British Informal.
1. somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish.
2. rather irritable: He's always a bit peckish after his nap.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Weird double post.
I guess I'll put another word or two out there.
- Indubitably
- Sibilance
- Hither
- Yon
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
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