Feb
14
Rhinotelexomania
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Think about it. Rhino, like rhinoplasty, or nose surgery, means nose. Tele, like telekinesis, means operating over a distance. Mania obviously means you’re crazy about it. Put them all together and you get a chronic nose picker. I’m not making this up. It’s not in every dictionary, but it’s real. For bonus points, can you guess what a rhinolith is?
anonymous
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Feb
14
Concupiscence
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It has so many c and s sounds. It’s a fun word to say.
Leah A.
MA
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Feb
14
I like saying it. You know the salt and pepper shakers on your kitchen table? They’re condiments.
Laura
Ireland
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Feb
14
Superfluous
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When said correctly, it is very impressive and incredibly fun to say…just don’t get caught saying super-flous!
Whitney
Madison
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Feb
14
Zmrzlina
Filed Under Z | 3 Comments
Well, first, because of the way it is spelled. How can you not love a word that starts with five consonants? I met Zmrzlina in Prague (Praha) in 1972. It is a frozen Italian dessert sold from carts in New Town. Delicious. It is pronounced just like it is spelled.
Lee
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Feb
14
Ataraxia
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Meaning calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet, it’s a perfect word for a mind-settling rest.
Paul
Nadasdy
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Feb
14
Graunch
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As a mechanic – it’s an onomatopoeic kind of word that most mechanics are very familiar with – whether it relates to the sound of gears being crashed in a vehicle, fingers being mangled when a spanner slips or something large and heavy being dragged over a rough surface – and it fits the occasion beautifully!
Steve Blackburn
Auckland, New Zealand
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Feb
14
Absquatulate
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Just for the hell of it. Until I got WD verification, I was mostly sure I’d made it up.
John Hildebidle
God’s own zip code, North Cambridge, MA, USA
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Feb
14
It’s just an amazing word. Especially when complementing someone’s hair. It sounds very alluring and sophisticated. It means “highly pleasing to the taste or smell; luxurious and rich.”
Agnes
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Feb
14
Inconceivable
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I may have fallen in love with this word after hearing the cute little bald man in “The Princess Bride” say it. It is such a forceful word, but if you say it with a slight lisp it makes you sort of lovable and vulnerable.
Song Bolin
Switzerland
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