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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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Glorious


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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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Remarkable. It can mean whatever I want it to.


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I love the word bamboozled!!


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMgFyMUFELA


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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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Kerfuffle.


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Kerfuffle is one I use. I'm also partial to impunity.
 
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Kerfuffle.


+1

I would add gobsmacked.


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Whinging.
 
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