Aug
13
caterwaul
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Not only does the definition (screaming or wailing, esp. from a cat) almost seem intuitive based on the sound of the word, but it’s laziness at its best. I can just imagine an old curmudgeon, tired of hearing the cats fighting and shrieking outside, inventing this word on the spot.
Moon
Eugene
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Nov
17
Contradiction
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This word is the epitome of the English language. When you say it, you just feel a surging wave of intelligence coursing through you. The context in which you say it… will always be that of a profound nature.
Jake
England
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Nov
10
Chartreuse
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I just love how it rolls off the tongue. It’s a color with variations of yellow and green. I don’t particularly like the color but I love the word.
Ashley
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Oct
7
It means troublesome, or a “burden.” I don’t think this word to be incredibly fancy, and I don’t think you’ll turn heads while using it; but I do think that it seems really silly to use such a long word for such a simple thing. Not my homework was hard, nay, my homework was cumbersome.
Steveo
WI
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Aug
21
Coprolite
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It’s fossilized poo, what’s not to like? It was the only interesting fact I learned while taking an intro to archeology class. I can’t believe there are some people who only study these!
Allie
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Jun
4
Chicken
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I like to use this word as a substitute for swearing. Being around kids one summer made me have to do this. It ended up being great as this word is way more satisfying to yell out in public than any other choice four-letter word one may use. The only problem now is people think I’m completely unstable AND obsessed with chickens.
Rose Hips
Boston, MA
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Apr
6
Caveat
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This word is quite interesting… but there’s a caveat:
And that is how it’s done. It means a warning, essentially. This word is so ominous and imposing that it’s not even English. As a fun little extra, it also has three (at least) quick phrases that you can throw into almost any situation:
Caveat lector (let the reader beware),
Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware), and
Caveat venditor (let the seller beware).
Derek
Missouri
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Apr
6
I love this word. To me it connotes the crinkly eyes people get when they smile. I have a friend with crinkly eyes. Obviously, you have to avoid using the word to describe people who are perhaps older, as to others it can be interpreted as rude.
Hatti
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Mar
8
Concuño (Concuña)
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This is a Spanish word for which there is no English equivalent, and here in the Southwestern U.S. I get to use it fairly often. If you have no Spanish, then you say it this way: “con-COON-yo,” or “con-COON-ya” is the feminine version. What does it mean? It is the relationship of two men who marry sisters (with a feminine ending, two women who marry brothers). The closest usage in English is, in the Vulgate, a “half-assed brother in law.”
James
Albuquerque
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Mar
8
Colloquial
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Colloquial is my favorite word at the moment specifically because it is an example of what it isn’t. Kinda the opposite of how the word polysyllabic has many syllables… Well colloquial is not a word used in informal simple conversation.
William-Alexander
James Madison University
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