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Words you almost go out of your way to use? I’ll go first. Hornswoggled.
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| Persnickety
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The most dangerous word in the language is "obvious"
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| (I looked up "hornswoggled". The first definition was "bamboozled".)
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| Šikšnosparnis. It's the Lithuanian word for a bat (the flying mammal). Compound word that translates to "leather wing". Kinda hard to work into a conversation, though....
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| Slobberknocked A word best used during football games and prizefights.
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Several people have eaten my cooking and survived.
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| quote: Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Remarkable. I can mean whatever I want it to.
Yep. It's just like 'Well bless your heart' down south. All purpose response.
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Remarkable. I can mean whatever I want it to.
Wasn't there an episode of Seinfeld about that?
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| quote: Originally posted by AdagioM:
Kerfuffle.
+1 I would add gobsmacked.
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