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 [...]
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It has so many c and s sounds. It’s a fun word to say. Leah A. MA I like saying it. You know the salt and pepper shakers on your kitchen table? They’re condiments. Laura Ireland When said correctly, it is very impressive and incredibly fun to say…just don’t get caught saying super-flous! Whitney Madison 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 Meaning calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet, it’s a perfect word for a mind-settling rest. Paul Nadasdy 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 [...] 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 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 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 The verbal version of fisticuffs. The perfect word to describe an argument. And it’s a delight to say. anon. North Wales This is not, I must confess, a real word. But it is taken from Blackadder 3, when Edmund Blackadder says, “Well, in that case, sir, I hope you will not object if I also offer the doctor my most enthusiastic contrafibularities” to Doctor Samuel Johnson, author of the dictionary, who subsequently scribbles yet more [...] |
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