Feb
9
Defugalty
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“Defugalty” means to screw up or make a mess of things. I would say, “That was some ****-up!” before I learned the word. Now, I prefer to say, “That was some defugalty!” It is an obscure word and when one uses it, others will ask about it. Vocabulary power! Amen.
Bill Sayre
Albion, WA, USA
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Feb
9
Defenestrate
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I just love that there is a word that means to throw something out of a window. Additionally, it’s a word that etymologically reveals its meaning.
C. Renshaw
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Feb
9
Donaudampfschifffahrts-
gesellschaftskapitansfrau
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Not sure if German words are allowed in here, but this one is worth mentioning. Roughly translated, it means “wife of the captain of the travel agency by steamboat on the Danube.”
Dano
Nadlak
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Jan
28
Doubloon
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Because it’s nice and round!
The Kim
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Jan
27
Deus Ex Machina
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I love this phrase (sorry its not a single word, but they don’t work alone). Deus Ex Machina is ‘God from the machine’ in Latin, and it describes a contrived situation. Its less the words that are so perfect, and more the idea behind them - of a Greek god rolling from behind a mechanical cloud to miraculously solve some aspect of Greek drama.
Sally
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Jan
27
Decadence
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It just oozes luxury.
Shander Ramos
USA
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Jan
27
Defected
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Because nothing expresses a mental state, physical state, and sense of self as lusciously and straight-forwardly as this word.
Shadhe
Romania
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Jan
17
Defenestration
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Because defenestration is the act of throwing something out a window. I love that our language is so specific, as to have a single word for this action. Defenestration to me, describes an exalted arc — the brilliant momentum of something being pitched, outward through such a subversive opening. Who throws things out windows? Defenestrators - that’s who. So subversive an opening that the Defenestration of Prague is alleged to be what set off the Thirty Years War.
Michelle Bosley
Spokane
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Jan
17
Discombobulated
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You can actually feel the meaning of this word by hearing or saying it. It confuses you, doesn’t it?
Sandra
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Jan
13
Diligent
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It’s an onomotopaeier or whatever, but nobody knows it. It trudges along. It takes work. It’s harsh. It’s trite. There’s no flourish at the end, but it finishes with that nice, decisive “t.” And as compliments go, it’s one of my favorites, because there’s always the lurking suspicion that it’s backhanded — “He’s not the sharpest.” “No — but he’s diligent….”
Henry Quinn
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