The word tastes so good and reminds me of the old “East Side.” But I hate to be in one!
Dennis New York
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It is fun to say. There is a dipthong. It is a pretty versatile word. Paige Ann Sommers Philadelphia The state of being disregarded, what can i say i like the underdogs, and the mournfulness is almost palpable in the sound of the word as one says it, oblivion. Chris Baltimore Because i don’t get enough of it. Grace I really don’t know… I think it sounds just great. The first time I realized it was such a great word was during a episode of Scrubs, but I don’t know why it’s stuck in my head like that… Hany Saad The Netherlands “Defugalty” means to screw up or make a mess of things. I would say, “That was some ****-up!” before I learned the word. Now, I prefer to say, “That was some defugalty!” It is an obscure word and when one uses it, others will ask about it. Vocabulary power! Amen. Bill Sayre Albion, [...] It can come in any form or size. It is what makes a hero but it’s also what makes a villain. Pride is the ground you stand on when the world’s weight is on your shoulders. Pride is your heart. Tom New Zealand It reflects what I like most about existential philosophy. Authentic is how I try to live my life, how i judge people and things, and really just a cool quality to think about. What makes something authentic? Plus authenticity sounds like what it means, to me. Paige Colorado, USA Not only is it a word about the very quality of an ssss-sound, it has two of its own. Terribly snakey to say! Megan I love this word because one can pack so much meaning into it. Simply by tone of voice, a person can make this tiny little word convey quite a lot. It is indeed a useful word. Leeann Mississippi I just love that there is a word that means to throw something out of a window. Additionally, it’s a word that etymologically reveals its meaning. C. Renshaw From the Greek “[something] said only once.” A word which occurs only once in the written record of a language, in the works of an author, or in a single text. I’m just seduced by the concept of such a word. The thought of a word only showing up once in the entire written [...] |
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