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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It has so many c and s sounds. It’s a fun word to say.

Leah A.
MA

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Condiments

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I like saying it. You know the salt and pepper shakers on your kitchen table? They’re condiments.

Laura
Ireland

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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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Zmrzlina

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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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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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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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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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Luscious

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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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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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