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Callipygian

Guess what it means! Give up? ‘To have shapely buttocks’

Tip: go around asking people what they think words mean! Really fun hearing their answers. I few I got for this:

-A nut

-A dog

-A tablet

-A medical disease which effects the toenails

Who would’ve thought?

Lauren

Vic

Together

Because if you separate the word you get “To get her” and then you join the three words and you are “together”.

Mikaera Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sesquipedalian

Means ‘Characteristic of a long word’. eg: I have a sesquipedalian vocabulary. Great word for showing off.

Lauren

Vic

Yesh

This word is for me a kind of exciting “yes”.

When we ask you and a simple yes is not enough or you can’t type a loudly yes that’s the word I use, I’d just like people could understand the meaning when I do haha

Reese France

Pulchritudinous

“Characterized by or having great physical beauty and appeal”

This word is fantastic in the sense that it doesn’t sound beautiful, but is used to describe someone or something that is very much so. You can compliment someone and have fun watching them try to figure out what you’ve called them, all at the [...]

Destination

I like words whose smaller parts carry a meaning that isn’t often acknowledged during usage; when you realize it, it’s like a hidden treasure. On top of simply sounding very pretty and enchanting, this word suddenly becomes more magical when you consider the root: Upon arriving at your “destination,” remember that it was your [...]

Felicity

It is such a feminine sounding word which means ‘happiness’, I can almost imagine Felicity as a fairy god-mother, beautiful, serene & happy, coming and blessing you with the gift of happiness!

Nazneen

Apricity

“The warmth of the sun in winter.”

I adore this word not just for the beauty of its simplicity but also for the vivid memories that it instantly awakens year after year.

ijbutcher Somerset, England

Betwixt

This word appeals to the Shakespeare nerd in me! It sounds SO much better than the word “between,” and is one of the few lovelier prepositions in the English language. It looks pretty and sounds pretty. :3

Melanie Louisiana, USA

Annihilation

Something about the word conveys potency to me. It is not simply the destruction or dismantling of something. It is pure unadulterated eradication and obliteration. It takes just enough time to say or read to allow one to realize the profundity of somethings ceasing to exist.

Tony

Bludgeon

A noun and a verb, simple sounding, yet complex spelling, and it rhymes with smidgen.

Caralyn United States

Anon

Meaning ‘quickly following’, it’s an old English word. It is much more fun to say then ‘suddenly’ or ‘next’, and gives sentences an air of elegance and intelligence. It also seems to be Chaucer’s favorite word.

Elizabeth NYC