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It relates to the uncomfortable sensation one gets when touching soft things, like cotton balls or peach fuzz. I just love that a word exists for such a feeling; also, I often experience haptodysphoria, and it’s nice to have a word to describe it. ajb Bryn Mawr I always thought this word was so pretty! It sounds like a flower or type of music. I even considered it as a possible name for a (hypothetical) daughter, but decided that I couldn’t saddle anyone with the burden of being labeled a “strange or unusual occurrence”! Felix California Love is love. Haven’t love, we haven’t anything. With me, love’s everything. Midnight Knight Viet Nam It’s my favorite slang combination of creepy and lewd. For emphasis, it may be rolled off the tongue like “Cuckoo,” i.e., “I really enjoyed speaking with him until he went lurpy on me,” or as an expletive when faced with an uncomfortable advance: “Ew. Lurpy!” Gigis It’s the French word meaning “grapefruit.” I just love it sounds so funny when you say it, and in French class it was one of our inside jokes. We used to call people pamplemousses and everyone would laugh saying,”What’s a pamper moose?!” So many funny old memories that make this word my all-time fave! [...] Lover. Holy cow I love that word. It gives off this soft, tender vibe – and at the same time it sounds passionate and intense. It sounds like fire. The Portuguese correspondent of lover (“amante”) is usually used for mistresses and illicit affairs. I love it that in English it applies to any two [...] A adjective meaning “polysyllabic,” or “long.” An appropriate word, no doubt. Jeff Mason Kansas City, MO Because a word meaning “to throw out a window” is so amazingly awesome. Matt Somewhere It means to leave without warning, to levant (another of my favourite words!), and I like it because something about the sound of it makes me think about people sneaking away walking like crabs (like Dr. Zoidberg in Futurama). Bob Leslie Glasgow, Scotland In utter disorder or confusion. It just rolls off the tongue and makes me smile. Joanne Devon, UK Something very lacking in people these days, but there is still hope! Joanne Devon, UK Unlike “coozy,” the childish ripoff word invented by purveyors of cheap beverage encasements, “cozy” is simply delightful. No word elicits the sensation of being wrapped up in soft, warm blankets quite like this one. The “z” is the heart of this word’s emotion, but without the crisp yet gentle “c” to snap you into [...] |
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