Feb
9
Epiphany
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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
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Feb
9
Defugalty
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“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, WA, USA
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Feb
9
Pride
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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
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Feb
9
Authenticity
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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
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Feb
9
Sibilance
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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
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Feb
9
Indeed
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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
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Feb
9
Defenestrate
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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
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Feb
9
Hapax Legomenon
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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 language… wow.
David Lemay
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
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Feb
9
Phonetic
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I love this word because it is one of the few truly ironic words in the dictionary.
MajorXP
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Feb
9
Donaudampfschifffahrts-
gesellschaftskapitansfrau
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Not sure if German words are allowed in here, but this one is worth mentioning. Roughly translated, it means “wife of the captain of the travel agency by steamboat on the Danube.”
Dano
Nadlak
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