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Scrumptious

It is, in my opinion, THE best way to describe a taste without using bland words like “delicious” or “tasty”.

Bonus Points: Combine it with my second favorite word, “unscrupulous” to form the almighty hybrid word, “unscrumptulous”.

Yvonne Texas

Coquette

Its sound matches its meaning. Almost as if a flirty woman could be named “Coquette” instead of “Yvette” or what-have-you.

Also, the hummingbird definition ties it to nature.

Abbey Cleland Los Angeles, CA

idiosyncratic

No other word sounds like “idiosyncratic” which makes it a perfect example of its own definition.

Abbey Los Angeles, CA

Flop

The word “flop” has a funny type of sound to it that makes me giggle. Apart from various meanings, “flop” can also mean to bounce the relaxed tricep muscle of another person with your finger. Ears, calves, and cheeks can be flopped also (depending on the size).

Mark

Boulevard

I just love the sound of the word, and boulevard of broken dreams is one of my favourite songs. I just think the word is stunning!

Beth

Catalyst

It just sounds so mysterious. The last few consonants make almost a hiss in you mouth which I love. “Ricardo’s love was the catalyst for my inevitable demise”. Such a fantastic word.

Adrianna California

Garage

it seems to be one of those words when you repeat it enough times the phonetics fail to make sense and you begin to wonder who would have come up with such an odd word. try it out.

Taylor Toronto

Copacetic

Everything being quintessentially okay. No worries. Just peace. And it rolls off the tongue so easily.

Alex New Jersey

vena cava

sounds sophisticated and scientific at the same time. i wish i found it as the name of my fashion brand instead of lisa mayock and sophie buhai’s.

serene

Flannel

Flannels. We’ve all seen ‘em, we’ve all used them (hopefully). But do we ever take the time to consider the word behind the cotton? Unlike the material flannel, which is commonly used to make sleepwear or bed sheets, this kind of flannel is the kind used to wash the face or various extremities of [...]

черепаха

This is a Russian word meaning “turtle”. It is pronounced “chair-eh-pa-ha”(at least, that was how my teacher told m to say it), which is very enjoyable to say. It makes me think of happiness, of bubbly joy and laughter for some odd reason. This word is also much more colorful than then drab English [...]

rapscallion

a rascal; rogue; scamp

I remember learning this in 8th grade, along with the words plethora and lascivious (yes, you read that right) and rapscallion has stuck with me ever since. Nothing beats the look on somebody’s face when you call them a rapscallion.

Stephanie C. Asheboro, NC