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How can you not love a word that means specifically to throw someone out of a window? That’s just plain awesome in every single way. I especially like to use it against people who have no earthly idea what it means. They usually end up thinking it means something close to “castrate.” Thomas Alabama Something that I have personally experienced. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnea Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a procedure that removes excess tissue in the throat to make the airway wider. This sometimes can allow air to move through the throat more easily when you breathe, reducing the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The tissues that [...] The philtrum is the vertical midline groove in the upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose. According to the Talmud, (Niddah 30b), and other sources, God sends an angel to each womb just before a baby is born, when the angel touches it between the upper lip and [...] This word meaning is something that is sweet sounding or smoothly flowing and I think the word itself is mellifluous. Tom Melbourne Used when a word sounds like the one it is describing …..buzz…bark…moo…meow. Jamie Eire 1. readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error. 2. Psychoanalysis. of or pertaining to conscious feelings, ideas, and impulses that contain repressed psychic material: the manifest content of a dream as opposed to the latent content that it conceals. Andra Rancho Cucamonga The word conveys images of Arabic merchants trading in India and stuffy British ladies sipping tea in their overly lavish tea rooms. It reminds me of Asia and purity, and fits nicely into any poem. Jordan California Triskaidekaphobia comes from the Greek words ‘Tris’ (three), ‘Kai’ (and), ‘Deka’ (ten), and ‘Phobia’ (fear). Literally translated it means the fear of the number 13. It is my favorite word because not only is it a beautiful and fun word to say, but also because it is thought to come from a Norse legend [...] A woman with a lively, sparkling personality with – is that a glass of champagne in her hand? Can’t you just feel the bubbles tickling your tongue? Ahh, say it slowly … effervescent. Mae Northwestern Ontario, Canada Light passes through – diffused, transparent, frosted. Maybe our effervescent woman drinking her effervescent drink is wearing a flowing dress that almost looks translucent. These are both just beautiful sounding words! Mae Northwestern Ontario, Canada It’s the longest word in the English dictionary. It also happens to be a lung disease caused by inhalation of the silica dust formed in volcanoes. You’d think they would have come up with something simpler, right? George Frederick, MD [note: word broken to avoid formatting problems] It’s the “evil twin form of yourself”. It’s a German word meaning “doublewalker”….and it just sounds cool. It was also the name of a Drew Barrymore movie. Venom was the doppleganger of Spiderman. George Frederick, MD |
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