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Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:01 am
by Alliteration
Something a bit different...what are your favorite words? Mine are:
Tetrabard: A "bard" is a unit of vocabulary consisting of 15,000 words. A tetrabard is a vocabulary of 60,000 words.
Glossolalia: Speaking in tongues.
Metalogic: The study of the properties and nature of logic.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:45 am
by daquiri
sesquipedalian- given to using long words.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:53 am
by Alliteration
daquiri wrote:sesquipedalian- given to using long words.
And it's self-referential, which is always a bonus.
Pentasyllabic!
Unhyphenated!
Adjectival!
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:56 am
by daquiri
i prefer recursive
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:06 am
by elvisomar
Quoz: something queer or absurd.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:06 am
by shell
Alliteration wrote:
Glossolalia: Speaking in tongues.
Heck, and I just thought it was speaking in tongues. *giggling* Guess that was too long of phrase and it needed shortened.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:10 am
by shell
Well, I shall start with this one, since I already know from this point forward, most of mine will be sexual related. *giggling*
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Wikipedia gives this definition...
The roots of the word have been defined as follows: super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and docious- "educable", with the sum of these parts signifying roughly "Atoning for educability through delicate beauty."
How's that? Do I get an A+???? *giggle*
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:19 am
by les
Free
My Favourite Four Letter "F- Word"
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:28 am
by shell
les wrote:
Free
My Favourite Four Letter "F- Word"
My favorite four letter "F-Word" is
FUCK! *giggle*
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:58 pm
by nilcum
I was once signed up for a word of the day e-mail. They were usually words I wasn't familiar with and would rarely have an occasion to use. I remember exactly one word after three months of e-mails -- redoubt meaning hidden place, refuge, or stronghold. Though usually applied to earthwork defensive fortifications I consider Milovana here to be a redoubt for me.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:08 pm
by les
Here is a strange one.
Miserable
- Spoiler: show
- I don't like doing Miserable.
There's no fun in it.
Chuckles
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:52 pm
by denton
I don't really know if it's a favorite, but I really like the etymology of "santorum"
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:08 pm
by nilcum
LOL @ santorum. I remember hearing about that on the Daily Show.... I had to go verify. Awesome. Political google bombing.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:21 pm
by shell
nilcum wrote:I was once signed up for a word of the day e-mail. They were usually words I wasn't familiar with and would rarely have an occasion to use. I remember exactly one word after three months of e-mails -- redoubt meaning hidden place, refuge, or stronghold. Though usually applied to earthwork defensive fortifications I consider Milovana here to be a redoubt for me.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I like that!!! *big smile*
Re: Words, Words, Words
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:24 pm
by shell
I was just reminded of one of my favorite words......and yes, I'm serious, not trying to derail the thread....
Xanax.......
A tiny little pill that helps reduce the swelling of anxiety, while you learn how to reduce it with oxygen intake and other self help knowledge. *Smile*