Favorite words?

24 October 2021, 10:40 PM

pianojuggler

Favorite words?

Words you almost go out of your way to use?

I’ll go first.

Hornswoggled.

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25 October 2021, 10:54 AM

Amanda

Persnickety

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25 October 2021, 11:28 AM

ShiroKuro

Cattywampus

Glorious

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25 October 2021, 11:54 AM

pianojuggler

(I looked up "hornswoggled". The first definition was "bamboozled".)

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25 October 2021, 12:05 PM

wtg

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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25 October 2021, 12:25 PM

CHAS

Slobberknocked
A word best used during football games and
prizefights.

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25 October 2021, 02:34 PM

Steve Miller

Remarkable. It can mean whatever I want it to.

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25 October 2021, 04:43 PM

ShiroKuro

I love the word bamboozled!!

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25 October 2021, 05:45 PM

Mikhailoh

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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25 October 2021, 05:53 PM

pianojuggler

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Remarkable. I can mean whatever I want it to.

Wasn't there an episode of Seinfeld about that?

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25 October 2021, 07:29 PM

AdagioM

Kerfuffle.

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25 October 2021, 07:40 PM

Nina

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

25 October 2021, 11:26 PM

BeeLady

quote:
Originally posted by AdagioM:
Kerfuffle.

+1

I would add gobsmacked.

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25 October 2021, 11:41 PM

QuirtEvans

Whinging.