What is your favourite word?

[Jimp]

What is your favourite word?

Mine is Squaloid, an adjective which describes something as being like or pertaining to a shark or sharks

[Lord Herman]

I think my favourite word is to defenestrate - the act of throwing something or someone out of a window.

[bosssmiley]

I think my favourite word is to defenestrate - the act of throwing something or someone out of a window.

Can we disallow defenestrate now please? Everyone loves that word, and it wouldn't be fair to all the others. Like:

squamous (scaly, with connotations of also being slick and slimy)
sonorous
malignant
polyphony
byzantine
sinople (means red and also green)
Gdansk
fudge
glom

and

harbl (it's my favourite by a mile. Harbl makes me happy :smallbiggrin: )

[Arameus]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalian, the only word that can properly describe my greatness.

[MountainKing]

I think my favourite word is to defenestrate - the act of throwing something or someone out of a window.

Also applicable for throwing something/one from a great height :smallamused:

Lately, my favorite word has been exacerbate; to make something and/or a present situation much worse.

[ufo]

whack

It's the god of words, liek ttly roxxzors! Really, there's a comfortable feel in my mouth when I say it, much like schmack.

Also, I agree, let's disallow defenestrate, it's cliché by now.


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EDIT: Note that I editted my favourite word, because I found it was indeed not my favourite word.

[Vuzzmop]

Tuft. Nuff said.

[rashambo]

Yambag is by far my favorite word

[rollfrenzy]

My favorite word?

yes.

But only in certain situations...:smallwink:

[Lord Herman]

There's another word I really like, but I've forgotten what it was :smallredface: It's an unnecessarily long word for 'unnecessarily long word'.

[adanedhel9]

The first thing that comes to mind:

Carrion

I know, a weird choice, but I just like how it sounds.

[ufo]

There's another word I really like, but I've forgotten what it was :smallredface: It's an unnecessarily long word for 'unnecessarily long word'.

The best I could find was 'Logorrhoea', which means 'an excessive flow of words' , which is not quite what you're talking about.

[Archonic Energy]

Immolate
though i rarely get a chance to use it.

[Wayril]

I like the word chillax. I know it's not a word just yet (as in not in the dictionary), but i'll be suprised if it's not one within the next 20 years.

[CrazedGoblin]

i like the word "Cannister" not sure why though hehe:smallbiggrin:

[Ranis]

Antidisestablismentarianism, of course.

[bosssmiley]

Can we have proper nouns as words? Coz then I'd probably have Ranis.

Handed right you could spam peoples threads up goooood with that. :smallwink:
"Ranis! Ranis! Ranis! Ranis! Ranis! Ranis! Ranis!" etc, etc.

[Semidi]

Superfluous.

Use superfluous superfluously and those around you will un-superfluously question your superfluous display of vocabulary.

[MountainKing]

Antidisestablismentarianism, of course.

The only thing better is to behave antidisestablishmentarianistically. :smalltongue:

[Zherog]

If we're ruling out defenestrate, then I'll toss out GALLIMAUFRY (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Gallimaufry).

[Castaras]

Words I like...

Disestablishmentarianism.

Simply because it sounds cool.

And Yoink. Yoink is awesome.

[Lykan]

And Yoink. Yoink is awesome.

Seconded..

[Lord Herman]

Thirded. Especially in combination with other words. The thread about Vader versus Voldemort had me lauging out loud about the idea of 'Force-yoinking' objects.

[Tirian]

My favorite word is phenomenon. It's all Jim Henson's fault.

Although superfluous is also a great word. So are disingenuous, paraphrenalia, and praxis. My sister-in-law believes that the most odious word is moist, and I think that she might be right.

[Mephibosheth]

My favorite word is actually a German word. It is, if I remember aright:

Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswe rkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft.

In English, it translates to "association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services."

[Castaras]

Thirded. Especially in combination with other words. The thread about Vader versus Voldemort had me lauging out loud about the idea of 'Force-yoinking' objects.

Force-Yoinking.

*Goes and searches for thread*

[TamerBill]

The best word ever is 'morass', as in an area of swampy ground. There can be no argument in this matter.

[emperor_mai]

My fave word? I'd have to say...morbid obesity. heh. Why is morbid even in there? morbid obesity...

[Penguinsushi]

Hmm. I'm quite partial to "serendipitous".

And I suppose brobdingnagian should be on the list of great words as well...

~PS

[SweetLikeLemons]

Today, my favorite word is frabjous. Not only is it wonderfully silly, it is fun to say, and I like the way it looks when I type it. Frabjous.

[emperor_mai]

Today, my favorite word is frabjous. Not only is it wonderfully silly, it is fun to say, and I like the way it looks when I type it. Frabjous.

Oh I'd think you'll also like fantasmo-gorical.

[Zherog]

My fave word? I'd have to say...morbid obesity. heh. Why is morbid even in there? morbid obesity...

That's two words. :smallwink:

[Amotis]

I have two favorite words:

Indeed.

Looooongcat.

That is all.

[emperor_mai]

That's two words. :smallwink:

I suppose if I hyphen it...

[Eldan]

Difficult. I'll have to split it up. Also, I'll only consider english words.

Adjective: Lugubrious. Although I forgot what it meant. I just remembered it because a friend used it in a conversation and our english teacher claimed it didn't exist until we proved her wrong with a dictionary.

Verb: Piratize. How can you beat that? FLCL is awesome.

[hippie_dwarf]

It has to be Flocinocinilapafilification. I'm no sure what it means or even if it's a word but it cool and a b***h to say.

There were two other word me and my firends made up geography one day, one meaning 'to do something' and the other 'a fish mongers uncle' but i can't remember the actual words. Man we were bored.

[Shatteredtower]

If we're ruling out defenestrate, then I'll toss out GALLIMAUFRY (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Gallimaufry).Ah, Zherog, you speak my language. That's among my favourites as well, and one of the many reasons I like the Foglios' works.

Another of my favourite words is gynotikolobomassophile, though there's something about hydrophobophobia that intrigues me.

[SweetLikeLemons]

Oh I'd think you'll also like fantasmo-gorical.

Yes, that is also a pretty good word. I like it better spelled with a "ph" though.

[Ego Slayer]

Firstly, and I say this solely on an assumption, Dwarf, if you're trying to post, and it seems to be lagging, DON'T click submit again. It'll eventually post, even if the page doesn't turn back over to the thread.

Anyway, I can't think of all my favorite words... :smallconfused:
I'm rather fond of "ephemeral" and "kvetch." =)

[Shatteredtower]

Floccinaucinihilipilification means "categorizing as worthless trivia", Hippie_dwarf. I hope you'll pardon me for correcting your spelling.

I forgot another favourite: zugszwang. Yes, it's originally German and almost exclusively used outside that language as a chess term, but the fact that it has been used to describe political situations as well as chess (and is limited in application to neither) makes it as English as sushi or verandah. :smallwink: The word doesn't even simplify down to its literal translation ("compulsion to move"), because it implies something greater -- the fact that everything would be just fine if you had the option of doing nothing in response to one or more threats.

[emperor_mai]

Yes, that is also a pretty good word. I like it better spelled with a "ph" though.

oooooooh way too sugary. like eating candycoated puppies.

[Bob_the_Mighty]

My favourite word has to be sassafras, because it is impossible to say without laughing.

A close runner up is sarsaparilla, because it's fun to say and is written with more sylabals than it's said with.

[Zherog]

Ah, Zherog, you speak my language. That's among my favourites as well, and one of the many reasons I like the Foglios' works.

:smallgrin: I learned it from a baseball blog dedicated to getting Joe Morgan fired as lead analyst from ESPN. I'd link it, but it uses a lot of words Santa doesn't approve of and would probably make your grandma frown...

[LCR]

Bumfluff and maybe necrosis.

[The Demented One]

Circumlocution is probably my favorite, followed by glossolalia and echolalia.

[InaVegt]

Blubber is an awesome word, even though it's dutch and not english.

Blubber.

[Delaney Gale]

My favorite word is sadly both Japanese and obscene.

As far as English goes, I'm partial to quixotic, used to describe something or someone visionary, impractical, or extravagantly chivalrous, much in the manner of Don Quixote.

It also racks up the points in Scrabble.

[AslanCross]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/castigate

[Nomrom]

I really like the words that are actually three words combined into one, such as heretofore, nevertheless, nonetheless. I like to think that using them makes me sound smart.


My sister-in-law believes that the most odious word is moist, and I think that she might be right.

Me and my friends also came to that conclusion. Your sister-in-law wouldn't happen to live in Texas, would she?

[Cyrano]

Can we disallow defenestrate now please? Everyone loves that word, and it wouldn't be fair to all the others. Like:

squamous (scaly, with connotations of also being slick and slimy)
sonorous
malignant
polyphony
byzantine
sinople (means red and also green)
Gdansk
fudge
glom

and

harbl (it's my favourite by a mile. Harbl makes me happy :smallbiggrin: )


Is it bad that I know what every single one of those words means without dictionaries or other aids?
Because it feels oh so right...

In other news, I like "serenity". Because it's both a cooler word for peace and because Joss Whedon ate my childhood.

[Earthstar_Fungus]

I have this strange obsession with the combination of letters "woob". I have never heard this word used before and can only assume it may be the omnomotopoia of jelly jiggling. It probably didn't exist until I thought of it.

[Trauco]

My favorite words, separated by language, because i love how they sound, and i love what they mean: (obviosly using Revised Romanization for their spelling)

Einfühlung - German, it loosely translates as "Empathy", but to really understand it you got to read Abstraktion und Einfühlung, by Wilhelm Worringer

Arete - Greek, It's a mix between being the best you can be, honor, authority, and a lot of other virtues (it can even mean "virtue"), best example Iliad, by Homer

Synergy - English, refers to the phenomenon in which two or more discrete influences or agents acting together create an effect greater than that predicted by knowing only the separate effects of the individual agents

Hwarang - Korean, "Flower Knights" and old elite of warriors, also a Taekwon-Do pattern ("tuls" in Korean, equivalent to the kata in karate) named in honor of them, it's my favorite "tul" because when you end it, you got to say Hwarang!! (Hw = to Ph in english)

Sublime - Spanish, beauty capable of take away your rationality, even causing pain because it's imposible to comprehend. I think it means the same in english and spanish, but i like the spanish pronunciation better for this one.

But if you make me choose one, i stick with Hwarang!

[Cyrano]

I always thought Arete was creative spark. I guess from Mage: The Ascension. Thank you for that definition, btw.

[Trauco]

Yeah it struck me kinda odd when i played Mage, but it also made sense that better mages had higher Arete. (tho i played Mage the Crusade, not the Ascension)

[MountainKing]

as English as sushi or verandah.

"Where would the Queen get a word like veranda?"

[Sisqui]

I like diaphanous:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/diaphanous

Also, disingenuous:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/disingenuous

[Vonriel]

I've always been a fan of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, for the sheer irony - it's a fear of long words. :smallwink:

However, I think my favorite word is syllable. Unfortunately, I can't really describe why, because the only way I can think of to define it requires using the word itself, which is actually probably why I like it so much. :smallbiggrin:

[bugsysservant]

Do different pluralities count as different words? If so, octopoda would be up there for me. Nothing pisses me off like someone saying octopi.

I also like pedantic. Its the stereotypical "smart word" due largely to a family guy quote (Lois, I find this meatloaf shallow and pedantic), but its surprisingly useful.

Finally, someone had to mention peripatetic, because if the English language lacked the phrase "pair of pathetic peripatetics" it would be a much sadder language.

Ooh, and meme. Its fun to say, talk about, and write. And don't get me started on memetic...

Edit:

Today, my favorite word is frabjous. Not only is it wonderfully silly, it is fun to say, and I like the way it looks when I type it. Frabjous.
If I had a nickle for every funny look I have recieved when I said "oh frabjous day, calooh, callay" I would be a much wealthier person.

Yet another Edit!!!! (yes I do read Terry Pratchett, the quote holds true.): Oh, almost forgot "Schadenfreude" I once handed in a major paper for a psychology unit on how the topic exhibited extensive schadenfreude only to have it returned with the first usage circled and a note saying "I don't know what that means". But I got an A, so...

[Em Blackleaf]

Supercalifragilisticexpeialidocious.
That's not a real word, but I love it.

I spelled it right, right?

Well, my favorite real word is grandeur.
I just think it's a cool word.

[averagejoe]

Wow, toughie. There's tons of words I like.

Salvo is definitely up there. It just sounds cool (In the "cool action hero" sense.) It starts with that strong SAL, and it fades out just the right amount as it ends. Plus it has a great cadence for sounding strong.

[Arameus]

Another favorite of mine is 'steakhammer.'

Make your own assumptions.

[Hell Puppi]

MMmm steak....

Favorite word to use: 'astute'. It sounds condescending yet intelligent.

Favorite word to hear: 'food'

[zeratul]

Well the word fugly, has got to be high on the list.

[Krimm_Blackleaf]

Here's a few I kinda like.

Alphanumeric
Slipstream
Egomaniacle
Scrumtrelescent

Just to name a few.

[Hell Puppi]

Here's a few I kinda like.


Scrumtrelescent



That is second place in my list of favorite words. That and Rhinoceratorial.

[Orzel]

Madness

I've been yelling that word and injuring people for 10 years now.
I got some of my best quotes with it

"What is this madness? Where's the mustard?"
"Madness level 10 this is."
and my fav

"THIS LEVEL OF MADNESS SHALL NOT GO UNPUNISHED! PREPARE TO BE HORIZONTAL!"

[Conrad Poohs]

My favourite word is inebriation - it gives such a classy air to something that is quite the opposite.
A close 2nd place goes to mastication - no clever reason why, it's just 'cause it sounds similar to masturbation.

[Keymort]

I like the word Strumpet.

As in, Ellen you fat strumpet!!!

It's one of Shakespears true master-pieces.

I h8 Shakespear... His tradgeties are all incredibly boring.

[blackfox]

My favorite word would have to be 'interesting' and all associated derogatory and sarcastic connotations.

[Serpentine]

>points at own name<
also sinuous
strumpet is, indeed, an excellent word. But please tell me you didn't just write "h8" :smallconfused:
Jezebel's another one I like... and miasma. And serendipity. Try saying any word over and over, though, and it just sounds more and more wrong...

[Ikkitosen]

"Ergo" is one of my favourite words.

[CurlyKitGirl]

*agrees with Serpie; especially about Strumpet*

I like a lot of words from Terry Pratchett eg Librarian-poo; effervenscent (fizzy to other people); constabulary; misappropriation; there are others but they are elegant ways of saying common things.
Oh, and elegant.
There're some words I like from Ivanhoe and a few other books but I can't remember.

[smellie_hippie]

Fluffy. It's just fun to say.

Circuitous. It has a nice loopy, lost-but-not-going-to-ask-for-directions kinda feel.

Psychopharmacological. Just to get in on the "big word" discussion.

[Neon Knight]

Furtive. Means stealthy. Like, The Kasrkin furtively placed a box of donuts inside the picnic basket.

I also like Eldritch. That the eldritch witch was a real...

[PlatinumJester]

Muchluchs. Pronounced Mucklucks.

[Wonderpus]

I like diaphanous:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/diaphanous


Ah, that's a good one. :smallsmile:

I also particularly like stygian, not because I'm dark and gloomy, but the etymology is cool (from the river Styx).

[valadil]

Sorry, but I'm not picking just one.

Stank (as a noun, not as a past tense verb)
Treachery
Flaccid
Mu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_%28negative%29)

[Chris the Pontifex]

Blubber is an awesome word, even though it's dutch and not english.

Blubber.

It's an english word too. Its what they call the fat from whales (I think)

mine would be suave even though its really a french word

[BrokenButterfly]

I love the word "pamphlet" since it contains the syllable "pamph".

To a lesser extent I also like "ointment", for the syllable "oint".

[Chris the Pontifex]

I love the word "pamphlet" since it contains the syllable "pamph".


are you sure? I thought it was pam-phlet, although that makes less sense now that I think about it

[BrokenButterfly]

are you sure? I thought it was pam-phlet, although that makes less sense now that I think about it

It is a tricky one to divide up, either way you do it, one of the syllables turns out interesting. I think I prefer amusing sounds in my vocabulary, so I tend to go for these silly sounding words.

[Pyro]

Well I can tell you what my least favorite word is. Gorgeous. Its supposed to mean beautiful but whenever I hear it I think of someone stuffing themselves.

[Aeyamar]

I think my two favorite word is tied between "Blithering" and "Ubiquitous".

[Gaelbert]

Defenestrate. Its such an awesome word.

[Iethloc]

Manifestation...

I just love the way it sounds, as well as its meaning.

I also love Felidae...ooh! And Nimravidae!

I also like the word hyperbole. Especially "hyperbolic." I feel that that word is just not used often enough.

Oooh! and the name "Meskalamdug" also sounds awesome, along with "Gilgamesh." I love Sumerian and Babylonian names. And the word mythology!

And my favorite Spanish words would be...ciencias and embarazada. I love the way they sound whenever I say them.

[BooBooSpooki]

Indubitably (http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indubitably)

[Shatteredtower]

Supercalifragilisticexpeialidocious.
That's not a real word, but I love it.Actually, yes, it is. I've only found supercalifragilisticexpialidocious defined in Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary, but once she broke it down the syllables, it tranlates roughly as: "atoning for a fragile state of great beauty while being educable."

[phoenixineohp]

Right now, all that is coming to mind is Squishy.
It makes me giggle. :smallbiggrin:

Tither makes me smile each time to, though it is far to rare.

V You reminded me of one I forgot. Spleen.

[Bleen]

My favorite word?

Anonymous.

Take that as you will.

[Serpentine]

I've just decided that "vehemenent", "vehemenency", etc, rule.

[Conrad Poohs]

Aye, but it will never be as good as "inebriation", or the close second, "mastication" :smallbiggrin: I love inebriation because it gives such a sophisticated feel to something that is quite the opposite. "Avuncular" would have to be next on the podium, as it means "Uncle-like" :smallconfused:

However, these words would be relegated to 3rd, 4th and 5th if I knew the words to which the following definitions belong... Apparently there is a word used to describe people who swallow their bathwater. Strange, no? Actually, "no" is correct when that word is compared to the one that describes people who drink OTHER people's bathwater. :smallconfused: :smallconfused: wtf??!

[Ashtar]

These days, "knackered" seems to have stuck in my regular word channel.