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aquamarine

I love that it is a color and a stone and it sounds exotic. just the name sounds great to me

Tony

Procrastinate

i heard it in a song andf spent two months trying to figure out what it meant without looking it up and then my english teacher accidentlyt put me out of my myserry

rebecca souter Scottland

Sizzle

This word evokes the sound and smell of all my favorite foods, frying in a pan with butter. Onions, eggs, bacon… The onomatopoeia is so delicious! I ‘chose’ it as my favorite word when I was young, and I’ve stood by my choice ever since. Soooo tasty.

jessie berkeley, ca

Penguin

It is just such a beautifully sounding word. Cup your hands over your ears, and say the word “penguin” and listen to how it reverberates inside of your head. The “sanguine penguin” is one of my favorite couplings of words!

JmB Coronado, CA

Gula

Well, it’s my last name and I always thought it did not have much meaning. But alas, thanks to the wonders of the internet it has many meanings! 1. the upper part of the throat or gullet. (latin) 2. a molding having a large hollow. 3. gluttony or overeating 4. an ancient Babylonian Goddess [...]

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Now that you’ve read it that many times doesn’t it have a nasaly, kind of nasty, but amusing connotation?

Emily US

Kakistophrenia

A word that I coined to more delicately describe “crappy” thinking.

Max King Adelaide, South Australia

Bajonka

Its so funny, whenever I hear it I have to laugh. This word has no really meaning. “ive never heard that in my bajonka”.

Leanne Livingston

Feckless

In High School i used this in a thesis paper and the teacher had to look it up.

K.D. Berkley, MA

Vanity

Despite its meaning, this word has remained my favorite since 6th grade because of its cool and smooth sound, like stainless steel.

Druscilla

Silk

It sounds like what it is. It’s a release. Close your eyes and say it, “Silk…” yum.

liz USA

Poppycock

Because its a much nicer way of telling someone they’re talking balderdash!

Lilia

La Paz, Mexico