Jan
4
Septentrion
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Meaning: Any region lying in or toward the north, related to the seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major or Ursa Minor. Why? Because Aurora Septentrialis would sound so much cooler than Aurora Borealis.
Jeff Holmes
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Jan
4
Schadenfreude
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Schadenfreude n. Pleasure derived in the misfortune of others.
Only the brilliantly twisted mind of the German people could come up with a single word that in two syllables capture my inner thoughts each time I hear of a relationship breaking up, or someone having trouble at work. When spoken, one may have to explain the translation, but once the definition is spoken, its meaning is understood. It is an evil and narcissistic word that at once describes my secret joy and my secret shame.
Greg Wilson
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Jan
4
Tmesis
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Tmesis is the insertion of one word into another word, e.g., FAVjamesORITE.
James Shaye Keys
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Jan
4
NCV
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NCV - No Cash Value. A Canadian friend discovered this as the term the postal service uses to designate parcels that should not be subject to duty tax. But if only it could be routinely applied to other priceless things in life.
Milan Jacobi
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Jan
4
Plinth
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One of my favorite words is plinth. That word makes me and my twin sister positively roll on the floor with tears streaming from our eyes! We have no idea where it came from, I just said it one day, maybe it was an old crossword puzzle word stuck in my brain. It’s the pluh sound followed by the inth sound that makes us weep. The meaning has no bearing on anything.
Plinth: A usually square block serving as a base; broadly : any of various bases or lower parts or a course of stones forming a continuous foundation or base course.
Karen
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Jan
4
Coruscate
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To glimmer, like sun on virgin snow or starlight in the West. It reminds me of the way a young child’s eye’s light up at candy or carousels or other fantastical things. It is the spark of romance, the shine of a lover’s eyes. Majestic, purely majestic.
Scott
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Jan
4
Succulent
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It just sounds lavish.
David
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Jan
4
Shoegaze
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A style of music from England in the early 1990’s, it’s loud drony distorted guitar pop which got its name from when the bands played live, they often would just stare down (looking for their distortion pedals). I love it because for such a short word, when saying it out loud you can extend its length, just like the beautiful music it represents…
Erik Peek
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Jan
4
Uxorious
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This means to be foolishly fond of your wife. Not only does it sound cool, it means so much and …. there is no equivalent for husband!
Kevin
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Jan
4
Risible
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Laughable. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter. I like risible things.
Steph Bairey
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