good words.

Unfathomable
FUBAR
Poutine

 

defenestration
imbroglio
levitation
quark
zither
nebula
phenomenology (there lots of phenomenology words i like: eidetic, noema, noematic, double intentionality, epoche, hyletic, adumbration)
specular
revenant (the french word for ghost. i don't know why i like it so much)
ultramagnetics
ontological
vermillion
chora
asshat

 

oh, i love this thread.

waxen and plush definitely belong on my list.
zither is pretty nice, too.

and i can't believe i didn't think to put fuck on my list.
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I was thinking on the way home of words that i like at work:

persistent
chronic
cruciate
patella
ventral
incisor

and, once I learn to pronounce them, I love saying the names of medications:
doxycycline
clindamycin
metronidazole
methimazole
cefpodoxime
virbantel
tramadol
carprofen
clavamox
enalapril
furosemide
zeniquin

all fun to say. most people abbreviate them in conversation - cefpo, for example - but i love the words so i say them in full.

 

My favourite word. Doesn't get used very often anymore.

Frontier

 

Ubiquitous

Laborious

Nebulous

Incarcerate

Incinerate

Inflitrate

Indicative -mainly because of the “dic” nestled in the middle

Nestle

Mediator

Vacuum & continuum

Tomfoolery

hooligan

Douche bag

 

cinnamon
hoola-hoop
chrysanthemum
mountain (more for the spelling than the sound for this one)

 

Favorites:
Alveoli
Juxtapose
Hemoglobin
Sassy
Dichotomy
Paradigm
Arbitrary
Litigation
Austere
Ersatz
Carnivorous
Penultimate

And on the other side of the coin, MY ALL TIME LEAST FAVORITE MOST HORRIBLE WORDS
Moist
Ointment
Pustule
Cyst
Prolapse

 

finagle

and since we can throw in words from other languages:

des epinards (just rolls off the tongue so nicely)
surveillance (pronounced in French)

and 2 from Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words:

fartleberry
genicon

 

I've never been an Aperol fan-- I find bitters just too bitter.

Best grapefruit cocktail I ever had was made by my granddad, who started with strawberry brandy he made himself (you slice fresh strawberries, and inside a big jar with a tight-sealing lid, you layer strawberry slices and sugar, then cover everything with very high quality vodka, and let it sit in a cool, shaded place for at least two weeks, preferably six, then strain the liquor: you can do this with other berries or cherries, or really any kind of fruit, too). He would pour a hefty shot of strawberry brandy into a tumbler, followed by a smaller shot of triple sec, followed by filling the glass 2/3 full with freshly squeezed and thoroughly chilled red grapefruit juice, topped off with a big shot of ice-cold seltzer water. Sometimes he would garnish with a fresh mint leaf, but mostly he served them straight and cold, like that.

He also taught me some words I like a lot:

infusion
aperetif
digestif
marinate
snockered
bloviate
natter
hoo-hah (in reference to lady parts)
mishugas
schmeckel (like a schmuck, but smaller)
gams

 

Assiduous
Splice
Dynamite
Interstitium
Memento
Vitriol

 

I think it's the "oi" sound. It also makes me think of bodily fluids. Ew.

 

resonance
prerequisite
monochromatic
echo
frequency
silhouette
rampant
architecture
bemusement
locus
obscure
mosaic
aperture
tandem
mantle

 

Oh, fun. People are always talking about words they abhor. Never have I seen or heard a conversation about words pleasing to the ear.

Etouffee.
Parabolic.
Superluminal.
Treble.
Seraphim.
Azure.
Proprietary.
Pentatonic.

Need time to think of more.

 

Bantu
Parsippany
palmistry
baroque
profligate
symbiosis
perfusion
verge
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serge, as well

...not surge, all vulgar and exposed, rolling off the tongue with the form and grace of a musty old medicine ball.
but...

serge

(perhaps I have a word fetish)