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Title: What is your favorite word?
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 01 Sep 2012, 22:49
Mine is "cerulean".
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Post by: Carl-E on 01 Sep 2012, 22:52
Prestidigitation. 

Maybe there are others, but that one's right up there. 
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Post by: Omega Entity on 01 Sep 2012, 23:07
Superfluous.
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Post by: idontunderstand on 02 Sep 2012, 02:25
Slowly.
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Post by: VonKleist on 02 Sep 2012, 04:33
"Füsilieren" which means "to execute by firing squad".

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Post by: Redball on 02 Sep 2012, 05:42
Callipygian, of course.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 02 Sep 2012, 11:41
Fuck.
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Post by: Skewbrow on 02 Sep 2012, 12:17
Murmeli (= groundhog in Finnish). My wife uses it as a term of endearment. 
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Post by: Lines on 02 Sep 2012, 13:00
Kitty!

(Said like Boo from Monsters Inc.)
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Post by: LTK on 02 Sep 2012, 16:25
My favorite kinds of words are autological words and onomatopoeiae. Sadly, an onomatopoeia is not autological,  nor is the word 'autological'  onomatopoeiaic.
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 02 Sep 2012, 18:20
I've always been partial to facetious. And blasphemy.

Loaf is a fun word too lol (my favorite kind of loaf is the Cat Loaf (http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5257/5577248638_1999754495_z.jpg)).
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Post by: Omega Entity on 02 Sep 2012, 19:41
Facetious was a close second for me.
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Post by: VonKleist on 03 Sep 2012, 01:25
As for loaf.. I like 'Oaf'

ya big Oaf
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Post by: Redball on 03 Sep 2012, 05:52
Oaf ... good. And lout. I like the sound of troglodyte, and want to drag out the pronunciation.
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Post by: Thomas Edison on 03 Sep 2012, 07:57
Whimsy.
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Post by: pwhodges on 03 Sep 2012, 08:34
Grebe
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Post by: TinPenguin on 03 Sep 2012, 09:17
Mathom
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Post by: Abyssalin on 03 Sep 2012, 09:43
Finagle, It's a whimsical word.
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Post by: Redball on 03 Sep 2012, 09:50
Is this thread and the one-word answers reminding anyone else of Inside the Actors' Studio?
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Post by: Abyssalin on 03 Sep 2012, 09:52
Is this thread and the one-word answers reminding anyone else of Inside the Actors' Studio?

Not really, care to elaborate sir?

I have the urge to now go out and use the word finagle a lot.
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 03 Sep 2012, 11:05
heehee, this is quite a fun thread. OE- superflous was one for me too (as was frivolous), we enjoy similar words.  :-P
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Post by: Redball on 03 Sep 2012, 12:13
Inside the Actors' Studio is an interview by James Lipton of a celebrity performer. I haven't seen it for a few years; it was last on the U.S. Bravo channel. At some point during the hour, he asks guests for the word .... I forget exactly ... they like most to hear, like least to hear, favorite epithet, etc. IIRC, Lipton says the short quiz is borrowed from some semi-famous writer. I'm out of time here now, it's possible Wikipedia has an entry on Lipton and the program.
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Post by: Elysiana on 03 Sep 2012, 12:19
I've always been rather fond of "zephyr".

"Loaf" is one of those words that make me cringe! Along with "moist" and "sloppy".
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Post by: LTK on 03 Sep 2012, 14:04
Mathom
I'm more  fond of Fathom myself.

Also, because my Phone happend to suggesties it: mystery.
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Post by: Welu on 03 Sep 2012, 14:19
I really like "quair", spelling may vary. Irish slang for "very" or "quite".

I also like typing my boyfriend's last name: Flaherty. I like it because of the placement of "e-r-t-y" on the keyboard.
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Post by: jwhouk on 03 Sep 2012, 14:22
I've always been a fan of antidisestablishmentarianism. Even if it's not considered a "real" word.
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Post by: pwhodges on 03 Sep 2012, 14:46
Of course antidisestablishmentarianism is a real word; it's not hard to see how it could be used in a discussion of views in favour of the disestablishment of the established church in England, which has at certain times been a matter of concern.

If we're merely looking for long words, though, as a child I preferred floccinaucinihilipilification.  Or the German word: Das Hottentottenpotentatentantentotenattentat.
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Post by: Elysiana on 03 Sep 2012, 14:49
I wasn't allowed to say that word when I was a child :(
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Post by: Sorflakne on 03 Sep 2012, 17:05
'Friday' is my second most favorite F-word.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 03 Sep 2012, 19:27
I had to write a poem of my favourite words at school - I think it began "gazebo, jacuzzi, orangutang, orc" and also included yam, soixante-et-un and... I just found the poem!

Quote
Gazebo,
Jacuzzi,
Orang-utan,
Imp.

Soldering,
Onion,
Gorgonzola,
Plop.

Mascarpone,
River,
Potato,
Swede.

Onomatopoeia,
Queer,
Elves,
Orc.

Januar,
Carrot,
Soixante-et-un,
Yam is the best,
Ping.
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Post by: Carl-E on 03 Sep 2012, 19:53
I've always been rather fond of "zephyr".

That word always makes me think of "scirocco"
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Post by: Kugai on 03 Sep 2012, 22:41
Pizza
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Post by: Zingoleb on 04 Sep 2012, 00:15
Ethereal. It's pretty blue. Effluvia has a dash of pink in it that's really lovely. Ephemeral takes on a bit of orange.


I don't like the meaning of effluvia, though. It's an ugly meaning for such a pretty word. The definition of effluvia should switch with that of, say, fecund. Fecund fits that definition better.
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Post by: TinPenguin on 04 Sep 2012, 01:29
If we're merely looking for long words, though, as a child I preferred floccinaucinihilipilification.  Or the German word: Das Hottentottenpotentatentantentotenattentat.

If we're not sticking to English words, then another of my favourite words is megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért. It's just fun to say.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 04 Sep 2012, 01:35
My favourite German word, at that, is 'Larifari'.

Also, whatever happened to the thorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_%28letter%29)? The thorn was a good letter, guys. We should bring it back.
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Post by: Van donk III on 04 Sep 2012, 04:41
Curmudgeon.
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Post by: Skewbrow on 04 Sep 2012, 04:59
Ok. I tried to restrain myself, but you tempted me, so I plead "not guilty". The longest word in Finnish:

kumarreksituteskenteleentuvaisehkollaismaisekkuudellisenneskenteluttelemattomammuuksissansakaankopahan

Confessions:
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 04 Sep 2012, 08:04
I've always been rather fond of "zephyr".

"Loaf" is one of those words that make me cringe! Along with "moist" and "sloppy".

Haha one of my friends has a serious issue with the word "moist". I never really understood it.


Effervescent is a fun one too.

If we're including other languages, I've always been fond of pourquoi, pomme de terre, chausettes, saucisson and papillon. :-) French has always been so much more fun to me than English.
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Post by: Lines on 04 Sep 2012, 09:10
Schadenfreude. I guess that makes me a terrible person, but it's fun to say! As are several other german words.

I also like kitty, saffron, ridiculous, and illuminate, as well as many other words that have been mentioned so far.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 04 Sep 2012, 22:36
How to Pronounce Schadenfreude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_DjiLLDfo)
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Post by: VonKleist on 05 Sep 2012, 01:53
scood'nfroody

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Post by: Abyssalin on 06 Sep 2012, 00:01
I like the word Lynch,

It's Classy, Yet violent.
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Post by: LTK on 10 Sep 2012, 23:20
I found another one: Ouroboros.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 11 Sep 2012, 03:01
Ourobouros: also one of my favourite albums (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBAoC8TwOGQ).
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Post by: Welu on 11 Sep 2012, 04:14
I learned the word, "ourobouros" from Red Dwarf.
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Post by: Asterus on 11 Sep 2012, 06:14
Asinine.
In spanish, I've always been rather amused with "Sacapuntas" and "Atropellar". One for how it sounds, the other for the fact that the only context you'll really see it in is when someone gets run over by a vehicle. So there is a word in spanish that pretty much means "To be run over by a car"
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Post by: LTK on 11 Sep 2012, 07:15
Asinine.
It's like the best of both Ass and Inane!
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 11 Sep 2012, 09:50
If non-dictionary words are allowed, I saw a wonderful one which was either a brilliant coinage or a happy accident from an ESL writer.

It refers to how people act on Internet forums where their real identities are hidden.

The word is "anonymosity", a mashup of "anonymous" and "animosity".
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Post by: idontunderstand on 11 Sep 2012, 11:34
Bwahaha. That's great.

If we're talking about words from our own language I'll throw in: Spetsfundig. I can't translate it but google translate tells me it means "sophisticated" which isn't really accurate but whatever.
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Post by: Papersatan on 11 Sep 2012, 12:52
Litigious

The g sound has changed from the related words.  This feels like when you hit a smooth, but unexpected bump in the road and your stomach jumps a little. I like it. 
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Post by: Zingoleb on 11 Sep 2012, 13:28
Ooh, if we're going to talk non-dictionary, then I use 'uffish' on a nearly daily basis. It's a really excellent word.

Quote from: Lewis Carroll
"It seemed to suggest a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish."
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 11 Sep 2012, 18:05
Oooooh, I enjoy that!


Jabberwocky is a pretty fun word too :-)
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Sep 2012, 22:16
Oh, that deserves real-word status. 
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Post by: VonKleist on 12 Sep 2012, 02:20
Actually a lot of Carroll's nonsense-words are now standard english, like "to chortle".


Jabberwocky

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.


from Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872)

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Post by: Carl-E on 12 Sep 2012, 05:23
Actually, "chortle" and "galumph" are the only words in that poem that made it into standard English usage.  But that's pretty good! 

I don't count vorpal, the only place I've heard it outside that poem is in D&D. 
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 12 Sep 2012, 10:24
:-) I love that poem. My dad memorized it when he was younger and it's so awesome listening to him recite it.
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Post by: Redball on 12 Sep 2012, 11:16
Do you have a recording of him reciting it?
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Post by: Carl-E on 12 Sep 2012, 13:37
That one wasn't enough of a challenge. 

I memorized "The Walrus and the Carpenter" in high school for Forensics (Oral Interpretation) competitions.  Still have most of it "at hand", too. 
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Post by: lepetitfromage on 12 Sep 2012, 18:42
I wish I did! Maybe I'll ask him if I can record him. Is that a weird thing to do? lol
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Post by: bainidhe_dub on 12 Sep 2012, 18:45
My dad used it to call and recite the Jabberwocky to test the answering machines. I walked downstairs into an empty office one time and heard his voice saying all the nonsense words, freaked me out a bit.
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Post by: Patrick on 13 Sep 2012, 04:06
Finagle, It's a whimsical word.

I use this word on the regular, dude, it's so good. I generally turn on what remains of my Georgia accent when I use it, because it makes that word like 30x better.

My favorite word is "luleshtrydhe," which means "strawberry" in Albanian. Use Google Translate's "speak" function to see why.
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Post by: VonKleist on 13 Sep 2012, 04:20
If we´re talking dialect my favorite has got to be "nervenjeck". nerven -> nerves; jeck -> crazy; so it translates to "skittish/on edge/excited/fussy".. along thoses lines.
So if you say "Mach mich net nervenjeck", it means "don't irritate me by acting out". May be related to any kind of behaviour and used in every situation where something is bugging you.
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Post by: Carl-E on 13 Sep 2012, 06:42
Hah!  That's great, you can even use it on inanimate objects! 
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Post by: VonKleist on 13 Sep 2012, 06:54
Also on people because "Jeck" is a noun too, meaning a crazy person or just someone who likes to have fun or a joker.
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Post by: LTK on 14 Oct 2012, 11:51
I just remembered another great word, only it's in Dutch: Lanterfanten. It means slacking off, but the word implies a great deal more apathy and laziness than simply not doing any work.