Words I love to say - some of my favorites
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Introduction
This is a list of my favorite words to say - based solely on saying them - not on their meaning. Definitions be damned! These words are always worth finding a reason to use them. I mean who can say "fungi" with a straight face?
Leave your favorites in the comment section!
Akimbo
adj : (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo" [syn: akimbo(ip)]
adv : with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
adv : with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
Antidisestablishmentarianism
One of the longest words in the English language --
A political position which originated in nineteenth century Britain, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove the Church of England's status as the state church of England
A political position which originated in nineteenth century Britain, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove the Church of England's status as the state church of England
Archaeopteryx
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=archaeopteryx
noun: Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
Babushka
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=babushka&sub=S…
noun: A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
Balderdash
dictionary.reference.com/browse/balderdash
noun - Senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
Brouhaha
dictionary.reference.com/browse/brouhaha
Noun - excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo
Chimichanga
dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=chimichanga
noun - a crisp, often deep-fried tortilla containing a spicy filling of pork, chicken, etc., usually served as an appetizer with sour cream, green chili sauce, melted cheese, etc.
Discombobulate
dictionary.reference.com/browse/discombobulate
verb- to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate
Hemidemisemiquaver
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hemidemisemiqu…
noun - a 64th note (a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note)
Hippocampus
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hippocampus&su…
noun - a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
Massapequa
City in New York
Onomatopoeia
dictionary.reference.com/browse/onomatopoeia
noun - the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
Pantaloons
dictionary.reference.com/browse/pantaloons
noun - a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn esp. in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers
Philatelist
dictionary.reference.com/browse/philatelist
noun - one who collects stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment
Popinjay
dictionary.reference.com/browse/popinjay
noun - a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop
Sesquipedalian
dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/199…
adj - Given to or characterized by the use of long words
Skullduggery
dictionary.reference.com/browse/skullduggery
noun - Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it
Syzygy
dictionary.reference.com/browse/syzygy
noun - Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
Triskaidekaphobia
dictionary.reference.com/browse/triskaidekaphobia
noun - fear or a phobia concerning the number 13
Zenzizenzizenic
www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Zenzizenzizenzic
adj - The zenzizenzizenzic of a number is its eighth power
Bonus word: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious - this word has become part of our pop culture after being sung about in Mary Poppins.
Great list, freelulu! You hit on a few of my favorites too. A couple more I like are "plethora" and" tumultuous".
What fun, Miss Lulu. Right now my mind is entangled with your great words and hasn't been able to sort out my fun words; but, I'll be back.
Lollipop, lollipop, la la lollipop.
Lollipop.
Lollipop.
I love words, and a lot of these are also OML. It is amazing how many of these have been used to describe the Ol Hippie;
Dick: "That Ol Hippie and his shenanigans; he just stands there, arms akimbo, spewing balderdash, trying to start a brouhaha; what a rapscallian!"
Jane: "I know! He tries to discombobulate everyone he meets! I wouldn't be at all surprised if he were up to some skullduggery."
Dick: "Well, I think he is just a sesquipedalian popinjay, And his anti-religion views? Oy vay! He is certainly no antidisestablishmentarianist!"
Jane: "Well, I suggest we kick him in his pantaloons, defensetrate his ass from a fourth story window, and run into Massapequa for a chimichanga."
Dick: "Great idea, babe. Its cold out, hon, don't forget to wear a babushka."
That's of fifteen out of twenty-six in a coherent conversation. That is just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Dick: "That Ol Hippie and his shenanigans; he just stands there, arms akimbo, spewing balderdash, trying to start a brouhaha; what a rapscallian!"
Jane: "I know! He tries to discombobulate everyone he meets! I wouldn't be at all surprised if he were up to some skullduggery."
Dick: "Well, I think he is just a sesquipedalian popinjay, And his anti-religion views? Oy vay! He is certainly no antidisestablishmentarianist!"
Jane: "Well, I suggest we kick him in his pantaloons, defensetrate his ass from a fourth story window, and run into Massapequa for a chimichanga."
Dick: "Great idea, babe. Its cold out, hon, don't forget to wear a babushka."
That's of fifteen out of twenty-six in a coherent conversation. That is just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Well done, Mr. Hippie. It's amazing for someone to be so adept at turning gobbledegook into coherent thoughts.
Wow! a lot of pressure to use one of my fun to say words.
Wow! a lot of pressure to use one of my fun to say words.
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