Feb
26
Serendipity
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I think it’s a beautiful word that sounds like the name of someone very glamourous. It always sounds peaceful to me.
Serendipity is when something absolutely wonderful happens or is discovered completely by accident, often when you are looking for something completely different. A fantastic word for a fantastic occurrence.
Briony
UK
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Feb
26
Chortle
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It’s like all the fun you had reading comic books as a child, wrapped up in a single, deliciously gleeful word.
Let’s drink a toast with lashings of ginger beer – for chortle!
Splat
Hong Kong
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Feb
26
It means a barrage of images, whether real or imagined. It is one of the most beautiful, and yet disturbing sounding words on the planet, i think. It just reminds me of a murky swamp filled with unknown treasures and horrors!
Garrett
Meen-e-sohta
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Feb
26
Malleolus
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It is the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia. I most definitely enjoyed learning names of all of the bony landmarks in Anatomy class. The makeup of the human body is one of the most fascinating things in this life. So many more terms to note. Who can really pick a favorite?
Kelly
Big Bear Lake,CA
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Feb
26
Phantasmagoria
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I imagine a kaleidoscope or an eclectic collection of things in a photograph from one of the old ‘I Spy’ books. The first part of the word ‘phantasm-”, reminds me of the word phantom, i.e. a shadow or something with an equally evanescent quality. The ‘-goria’ part recalls a bright assembly of knickknacks and doodads. The word means a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined or a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage. This word makes me wish ‘floatatious’ was a word I could describe it with.
Alexandra
Plano, Texas
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Feb
26
Peanut Butter
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It’s sweet and wholesome … I use it as a nickname for my chihuahua.
Chris
Illinois
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Feb
26
Parallax
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Because it makes me think of the way I see the world. Whenever I think about the word, the definition forces me to take a look from more than one angle, and I understand more about whatever it is were talking about.
It is the reason I see things in 3-dimensions so clearly, and it is the way in which I reason with other people. Parallax lets us comprehend everything, from the distance of the stars to the expressions on a lover’s face. Thanks, you awesome word, you.
Cameron Price
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb
26
Hobbyhorse
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Honestly, how could you not like this word? It simply refers to the head of a horse attached to a stick and I know that I loved the crap out of my hobbyhorse when I was little.
Josh
Los Angeles
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Feb
26
Sylph
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I love the way this word sounds, all soft and airy, just like it’s meaning; a slim and graceful woman or girl, an imaginary creature believed to live in the air.
Iso Isooo
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Feb
26
Not only is bonus a VERY fun word to write, it means something extra- something good- especially if related to money, especially if it’s unexpected. Bonus is also a really fun word to yell during a game or to simply annoy your friends.
Megan
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