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filtherton 11-27-2004 01:36 PM

Has anyone said "porking" yet?

Strange Famous 11-27-2004 01:38 PM

cellar door ;)

lstmnky 11-27-2004 02:35 PM

wanker.....you got to like a wanker

lstmnky 11-27-2004 02:35 PM

oh yeah, and 'mushroom'

Fremen 11-27-2004 04:22 PM

cogitate
savvy
squirm
squirrel
squish
squash
squad
squelch
squeeze
lackadaisical
fuck
humdrum
salutation
elf
shamrock
soothing
dollop

hunnychile 11-27-2004 04:54 PM

I love the word: Kismet. It is so magical and real and it works in only the most unique moments...that only happen once or twice in a lifetime.

amnesia622 11-28-2004 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillyPete
I like the word "yes".
It always makes me happy to hear it.

lol that one cracks me up

My favorite word is Hover and Rover both fun words to say

HOOOVER!!!!

ninnycode 11-28-2004 12:48 PM

I like the way "ennui" sounds...

Zeraph 11-28-2004 01:58 PM

Mukluk! (real word)

World's King 11-28-2004 02:11 PM

Free
Flesh

nukeu666 11-28-2004 03:15 PM

mine is me

Randerolf 11-28-2004 09:30 PM

I skipped a few posts, but here's one:

Rapture

bollocks 11-29-2004 05:06 AM

Halcyon
Cheese
Hybrid
Bongos
Bollocks
Gibblets
Gobble
Pubes
Moose
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

irateplatypus 11-29-2004 06:39 AM

valhalla
ampersand
debenture
amadeus
armistice
melancholy

alarment13 11-30-2004 10:18 AM

I've always liked how they both sounded and looked...

rendezvous
benevolent

mystmarimatt 11-30-2004 05:06 PM

I love the sound and meaning of these words:

Ethereal
Eloquent (And its variations, such a wonderful word)
Beautiful
Bombastic
Sepulchral
Mist

aktornado 11-30-2004 05:23 PM

I always like the word "Jeep" I don't know why... I think I just like the sound it makes. When I say it enough times in a row it always makes me laugh. I think it's kind of funny really, because I don't actually like jeeps (the vehicle) at all. Just the name. ;)

Half Life 11-30-2004 06:59 PM

i like

plethora

oxymoron

superiorrain 05-06-2005 03:28 PM

I was reading through some of the old threads and zeraph mentioned the word: epiphany is i just thought was such a wondeful word, that i'd list it as the most beautiful in the English language.

Manuel Hong 05-06-2005 03:41 PM

yes, epiphany is nice....
Of course cellar door was on the list too.
how 'bout
Yogurt
blasphemy
inuendo
higgeldy-piggeldy
cantankerous
curmudgeon
saucy

Some of these aren't exactly beautiful, but I dig 'em anyhoo.

Elphaba 05-06-2005 04:09 PM

I guess I'm sappy at heart, and given that this Sunday is Mother's Day, my favorite reference to her is...

Norwegian Mafia

TexanAvenger 05-06-2005 04:25 PM

There are certain words that please me aurally, such as:

Eclipse
Saavy
Decadent
Curvacious (Like text-painting...)
Sepulchral
Hole
Purr
Titillation
Solace

ngdawg 05-06-2005 05:06 PM

In reading this thread it occurs to me I never thought of a word based solely on how it sounds to the ears..always liked the ones that sounded good to the heart.
love
kiss
miss you
sorry

maleficent 05-06-2005 05:08 PM

i'm a simple gal - I'll take a sincere

Thanks

jhkayakr 05-06-2005 05:12 PM

how bout:

spicey

cinnamon

aromatic

Seeker 05-06-2005 05:14 PM

For me, the most beautiful word in the English language;

Acceptance

This word has a deep meaning for me on many levels.

Seer666 05-06-2005 06:02 PM

I've always loved the word "twit".

Seanland 05-06-2005 06:36 PM

cheese, milk and dairy..
all nice words :D

Janey 05-06-2005 07:53 PM

I like cake

RickB 05-06-2005 11:19 PM

How about a nice simple "please"?

flat5 05-07-2005 02:05 AM

nonmalignant - because of what it means.
money - as in having some
radio - what does it mean? where is this word coming from?
clarinet

Lak 05-07-2005 06:56 AM

Pedagogy was a favourite of mine. also defenestration.

muttonglutton 05-07-2005 08:51 AM

It's already been said a buncha times, but my sig says it well.

Festoon
Sabbatical
Schmooze
Poignant

streak_56 05-07-2005 09:37 AM

amazing
oversized (load) ;)

Supple Cow 05-07-2005 12:15 PM

sparkle ... deluge ... concavity ... intrepid ... coruscate ...
and of course.... supple

Gilda 05-07-2005 07:02 PM

It's a different question for us English speakers. The people surveyed were responding solely to the sound of the word, not knowing the meaning.

For an English speaker, it's impossible to completely divorce meaning from sound. Ever heard the French children's song Allouette? It a catchy little thing, a nice pleasant bouncy tune, and the words sound sweet and innocent. If you don't know what they mean. The song is about (I kid you not) a kid who's found a dead bird, and is dismembering it, naming each body part as he rips it off the bird's body. Having the correct context changes how we react to it.

That said, I have to go with:

sublime
peripatetic
analagous
grace
nucleic
ethereal
quizzical
zither
sweetpea
anaphalactic
bombadier

cellophanedeity 05-07-2005 07:19 PM

I like the words

eloquent (I think it's the most beautiful sounding word)
epiphany
lily
cunt
monkey

I do not like the words:
panties
ointment
bucket

Fohur2 05-07-2005 07:41 PM

Cacophonous

The irony,check the defintion.

howdydave 05-07-2005 08:11 PM

Esoterical
Discombobulated
Cantankerous
Flatulent
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsyllicovomononucleosis (sp?)

That last one may not be the most beautiful but (to the best of my knowledge) it's the longest!

That's: Pneumono-ultra-microscopic-syllicovo-mononucleosis

BTW: I like "ointment" a whole lot better than I like "unguent"!

Cartuni 05-08-2005 05:45 AM

Euphoric – sounds like the feeling to me

Loam – rich, earthy, saying it feels meditational…

Mississippi – (spoken & also spelled out loud) – reminds me of childhood

Flopdoodles – funniest word for breasts I've ever heard


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