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good words.

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by mixedmedia, Oct 22, 2012.

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  1. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    words i like.

    obsolete
    transient
    ogle
    shallot
    complex
    adjunct
    correlation
    abstract
    transfix
    cursive

    maybe this is stupid. but there are words that i like just because they are beautiful. in this context, the meanings of them aren't that important. I just like the way they sound and the way look in written form.

    what are some of your favorite words?
    bonus points for words in languages other than english. no need to tell us what they mean, in fact, i prefer that you don't. :)
     
    mixedmedia, Oct 22, 2012
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  2. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Just off the top of my head:

    Christmassy
    nonetheless
    mayhap
    happenstance
    perchance
    sky
    autumnal
    duties
    diurnal
    insipid
    skulduggery
    pauper
    knave (knavery)
    necromancy
    sorcerous
    ordinateur
    incroyable
    donc
     
    Baraka_Guru, Oct 22, 2012
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  3. Random McRandom

    Random McRandom Starry Eyed

    I can see Baraka_Guru 's not so capacious hard-on from here.
     
    Random McRandom, Oct 22, 2012
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  4. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    i'll have to break out my chamber's 20th century dictionary later on. it's full of bizarre and joyous words that are either, uh, obsolete or nearly obsolete.
    it's fun.
     
    mixedmedia, Oct 22, 2012
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  5. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    shenanigans
    bifurcate
    hoopty
    jugular
    jongleur
    specious
    spacious
    pompous
    pampas
    conch
    speakeasy
    Catawba
    caterwaul
    zither
    dither
    hither
    thither
    digress
    undress

    I'll stop
     
    Fremen, Oct 22, 2012
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  6. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Inconceivable
    Dichotomy
    Fuck...I just love that word and...you know, the action of fucking.

    Puttanesca

    Incroyable is my second favorite French word. L'eye-liner is my first...more in how it's pronounced. Il y a une vache dans ma salle de bain et elle mange l'eye-liner. INCROYABLE! I learned that little phrase in High School....I was a weird kid.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Oct 22, 2012
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  7. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Oh nice, Fremen : jongleur, specious, and thither I like.

    I also like yonder.

    Oh, and I'll add:

    obstinate
    obtuse
    ostensible
    ostentatious
    --- merged: Oct 22, 2012 at 1:47 PM ---
    I also like the French use of hamburger and cheeseburger, as in: un hamburger et un cheeseburger.
     
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    Baraka_Guru, Oct 22, 2012
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  8. Random McRandom

    Random McRandom Starry Eyed

    come live here. You'll hate the word yonder.

    Seriously. When I ask where something is, and someone replies "over yonder" ... what the fuck does that mean?! WHERE THE FUCK IS YONDER????!!!!!

    specifics people. specifics.
     
    Random McRandom, Oct 22, 2012
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  9. Levite

    Levite Levitical Yet Funky

    Location:
    The Windy City
    Felicitous
    Delectable
    Dextrous
    Vintinous
    Falsity
    Tetrahedron
    Stultifying
    Philandering
    Polymorphous
    Numinous
    Parenthetically
    Drab
    Waxen
    Stiletto
    Bunkum

    Fuck
     
    Levite, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. THEPRISEINFERNO

    ThePriseInferno Slightly Tilted

    Arbitrary is my absolute favorite word. Not sure why.
    Asinine is another good one.
     
    ThePriseInferno, Oct 22, 2012
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  11. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Pronounced, Ahmburgar and Sheezburgar. Hee hee hee.. French people.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Oct 22, 2012
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  12. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Luscious
    Lascivious
    Plush
    Dastardly
    Devious
    Schließfächer

    There are more...I love words.
     
    snowy, Oct 22, 2012
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  13. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    salacious
    lugubrious
    niggardly
    boooooooooolean
    fractured
    snarky
    papal
    chastisement
    bombastic
    brillig, slithy, vorpal & many other words in Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
    Wortwurst
    dreck
    and many more...
    Like snowy, I love words.

    Lindy
     
    Lindy, Oct 22, 2012
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  14. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    I had a French friend from another site translate for me...
    "There's a cow in my bathroom and it's eating the eyeliner. INCREDIBLE!"

    I have no idea why you learned that phrase in highschool, but it made my week. Thank you! :D
     
    Fremen, Oct 22, 2012
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  15. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    CinnamonGirl and I used to say all kinds of silly things in French class because we could. That's the one that stuck with me.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Oct 22, 2012
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  16. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Loquacious - one I'm known for...if you've ever spent time with me.
    Expedite
    Audacious
    Tenacious
    Variable
    Ludicrous
    Ambiguous
    Tenable
    Lingering
    Devious
    Privy
    Meticulous
    Scrumptious
     
    rogue49, Oct 22, 2012
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  17. Ozmanitis

    Ozmanitis Trust in your will and Hope will burn bright!

    Location:
    Texas USA
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Great word that's very entertaining but completely meaningless. Drives my kids nuts trying to say it.
     
    Ozmanitis, Oct 22, 2012
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  18. Avestruz

    Avestruz Vertical

    Location:
    Montreal
    arbitrary
    ludicrous
    numpty
    ambiguous
    particularly
    hideous

    πανεπιστήμιο (panepistimio)
    μελιτζάνα (melitzana)
    ονομαστική (onomastiki)

    pamplemousse
     
    Avestruz, Oct 22, 2012
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  19. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Youth In Asia :p
     
    rogue49, Oct 22, 2012
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  20. Lish

    Lish Very Tilted

    Location:
    Im here, but heart is somewhere else
    juxtapose
    clinical
    perpetual
     
    Lish, Oct 22, 2012
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