Jan
4
I was geeking out over my other favorite words, tertiary and sylvan, to a friend and asked what his was. He told me circadian, and I lost it. Not only does it just roll of the tongue like some secret catnip for beauty, but I didn’t know the meaning at the time which is a rare thing for me today. It means something about 24 hour cycles in
12 hour periods, I think. It’s a good word nonetheless. Enjoy.
Ezra, North Carolina
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Jan
2
Cloissone
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It sounds like metal-lined flowers blooming in pools of enamel. It sounds like it looks.
I’d heard the word in passing but never knew how it looked. It would roll around my head for days. And then, one afternoon while walking in Geneva, I found a jewelry store by the same name.
In Geneva you can stand quiet in a square and hear a dozen languages spoken. The word itself seems like it could be made up of as many languages, but means the same thing in almost every one.
Kara Larson
Seattle, WA
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Jan
2
The silver heights and secret valleys of a body bathed by the moon.
The long shadow of a dark knight cast full across a chess board by way of sunset through venetian blinds.
The sharp crags and steep reliefs of lovers prone to quarrel.
Chiaroscuro describes the topography of ancient archetypes and the interplay of changing meanings: it is where brilliance collides with murkiness and bright lines shade into comfortable ambiguity.
Joseph Lavin
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Jan
2
Come on now!
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This phrase says it all and really works in any situation. It is the most efficient, expressive catch all phrase I have ever come across.
“Did you get your work done today?” “Oh, come on now!”
“Will you buy me those shoes?” “Oh, come on now?”
Try it out — it’s perfect — really.
Roger
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Jan
2
Creepy
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If you ask my family or friends, I use this word to mean all kinds of things: disturbing, weird, scary, nutty, gross. The list goes on and on. There is something satisfying about using this word, perhaps the double ee has a pleasing sound to my ears? I can say it quietly when I am scared or shocked, or in regular conversation at the right time to be funny.
Kristin
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Jan
2
Crinkle Cut
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I read it on a bag of French Fries when I was ten and immediately burst out laughing. I think the sound of it is hilarious. Especially if you say it fast. I’d say it to myself over and over, and it would always make me smile.
Shivaun
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Jan
2
Cad
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What a wonderfully effective/efficient way to describe a jerk! It just sounds like what it describes.
Vandy
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Jan
2
Castilleja
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Castilleja is the genus name for all the mountain wildflower species known commonly as Indian Paintbrush. I’ve loved the sound of this word from the first time I learned it, working as a botanical field assistant for a summer during high school. And I love the flowers. Though, all it really means is Castillion, and comes from the Spanish botanist’s name Diego Castillejo. Tempted to give it as a middle name to my first-born daughter out here in the Rockies.
Vandy
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Jan
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Crispy
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It sounds like exactly like what it’s supposed to sound like. It’s cute. And I like crispy things.
Cheryl
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Jan
1
Calenture
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It’s a fever that sailors would sometimes get where they would see the ocean as a huge, rolling sea of green grass, and leap off the ship to run across it, and drown.
Giles
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