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Cake

I like the way the “ke” sounds at the end. And when you whisper or say it quietly, it sounds even better.

jojo

Abyss

It sounds really mysterious. And means a bottomless pit or hole. Sounds cool!

Alex USA

Indelible

A synonym for “permanent,” but filled with so much more. It is a poetic and powerful way to say “incapable of being erased or forgotten.”

Nicole Seattle

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Simply put, DNA. I learned how to spell it back in 7th grade, never forgot it.

Mandy

Kerfuffle

Kerfuffle: disturbance; a disorderly outburst or tumult.

It’s one of my favourites: Such a lovely sound, so much fun to pronounce — and the sound is quite evocative of the word.

Dave

Tortfeasor

It’s my absolute favorite legal word. It is basically someone who does something bad and the word just brings that to mind!

Laurie

Dooper

I worked in an office in the WTC; my co-worker, an Irish lady who lived in the Bronx, would say when the need arose, ” Go scratch your dooper.”

Meredyth Arkansas

Autochthonous

au-toch-tho-nous –adj. 1. Originating where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks, people, folktales.

First word that came to mind (followed by “balderdash” in a near dead heat). I just enjoy its sound and its unwieldy nature. It’s such an unlikely word, and yet quite useful.

Rick Spradlin Dallas, TX

Superfluous

Had fun learning it in ninth grade. Flows off tongue.

Melissa US

Linoleum

All eum words are great. Say it and you’ll understand.

Jade

Audacity

This is not my favorite word of all time, but it holds a special place in my heart because I actually remember exactly when and how I learned it: from the movie Legends of the Fall. I can still vividly recall Aidan Quinn spitting that someone “had the audacity” to do something, and I [...]

Disambiguation

Just feels so good to say… and it’s kind of self explanatory. Just love it!

Henrik Rosen FL