What is your favourite word?
Posted by: Consciousmess on 08 October 2008
There you go, what word do you have as a favourite?
I'll start with:
megalomaniacal
Jon
I'll start with:
megalomaniacal
Jon
Posted on: 13 October 2008 by lutyens
atavistic
Posted on: 13 October 2008 by Stephen Tate
Doyen/Doyenne - Naimie/Naimette?
Posted on: 13 October 2008 by Sandy8
Gams.
Posted on: 21 October 2008 by csl
Katywompus,
not sure of precise spelling, but it probably doesn't matter
not sure of precise spelling, but it probably doesn't matter
Posted on: 21 October 2008 by csl
catawampus apparantly.
or
cattywampus.
askew, or set at a diagonal. or in common usage,
f*%ed up.
or
cattywampus.
askew, or set at a diagonal. or in common usage,
f*%ed up.
Posted on: 21 October 2008 by Patrick F
N F W
Posted on: 22 October 2008 by Wolf2
Eshew obfuscation.
oh that's 2 words.
In grad school we had a punter from Canada that liked befuddling everyone with his high brow language and long dialogues (rather arrogant personality). One woman came to talk and that was her mantra, also known as KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid.
oh that's 2 words.
In grad school we had a punter from Canada that liked befuddling everyone with his high brow language and long dialogues (rather arrogant personality). One woman came to talk and that was her mantra, also known as KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid.
Posted on: 22 October 2008 by Mike Hughes
"Growlery" No contest.
Mike
Mike
Posted on: 22 October 2008 by Officer DBL
Prestidigitation is a magic word.
Rob
Rob
Posted on: 23 October 2008 by Andrew Randle
"Yes"
Andrew
Andrew
Posted on: 23 October 2008 by Chris Kelly
quote:Yes
As posted by me 2 weeks ago Andrew! Good word indeed!
Posted on: 23 October 2008 by Chris Kelly
quote:Prestidigitation is a magic word.
As is abracadabra.
Posted on: 24 October 2008 by rupert bear
Slowdown.
Or, at a push, Recession.
So much pleasanter!
Or, at a push, Recession.
So much pleasanter!
Posted on: 24 October 2008 by Officer DBL
quote:So much pleasanter!
"More" as in "So much more pleasant".
I imagine "pedant" will appear with some alacrity
Posted on: 24 October 2008 by Onthlam
Crapulence
Posted on: 24 October 2008 by ewemon
Trust
Posted on: 26 October 2008 by Franz K
I like Tohuwabohu a lot, applies to a many situations during ones life
Posted on: 26 October 2008 by TomK
There are some lovely old Scottish words.
dreich describes the weather we have so often: dull, cloudy, damp, miserable.
sleekit sly, untrustworthy, deceitful.
dreich describes the weather we have so often: dull, cloudy, damp, miserable.
sleekit sly, untrustworthy, deceitful.
Posted on: 27 October 2008 by Traveling Dan
Floccinaucinihilipilification
- the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Surprising that it doesn't appear on these pages more frequently ...
- the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Surprising that it doesn't appear on these pages more frequently ...
Posted on: 28 October 2008 by Ian Jeffries
Inaniloquent
Posted on: 29 October 2008 by Jaseamondo
ambiguous ,but I'm not sure.
Posted on: 29 October 2008 by TomK
Wabbit.
An old Scottish word meaning totally knackered.
An old Scottish word meaning totally knackered.
Posted on: 30 October 2008 by Consciousmess
Incredulous
Posted on: 31 October 2008 by Florestan
I really like this thread. So many great words so far.
BigH47: Do you realize how funny you are? This still makes me laugh...
I'd like to add:
Persnickety
Serendipitous
Comely
quote:Mellifluous. Don't know what it means I just like the sound of it.
BigH47: Do you realize how funny you are? This still makes me laugh...
I'd like to add:
Persnickety
Serendipitous
Comely
Posted on: 01 November 2008 by Officer DBL
quote:TomK
Senior Member
Posted Thu 30 October 2008 02:54 Hide Post
Wabbit.
An old Scottish word meaning totally knackered.
A word oft used by Elmer Fudd.