Jan
1
Galoshes
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My favorite word is “galoshes.” It sounds so noble, and rolls off the tongue in an almost exotic way. Especially the “oshes” part. It also evokes rainy days, when, as children, we look forward to slipping on our galoshes, which gave us the freedom and protection to walk anywhere.
Dan, Arkansas, USA
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Jan
1
Gloam
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Gloam: n. (archaic) twilight; dusk. The modern equivalent is “gloaming,” but I’m more familiar with the archaic version for some reason. To me, the gloam is the tiny window after sun has completely vanished but before the streetlights come on. Every figure becomes a shadow and the sky takes on this diffuse, other-worldly half-light quality. The gloam is like a dreamscape. “The gloam” connotes a phyisical medium, perhaps like the ether. It suggests actually being within something, as opposed to twilight or dusk, which are just a time of day.
Mike
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Dec
30
Gorgeous
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Just speak it aloud, with conviction. It cannot help but define itself, since it starts deep in the throat, rolls upwards with the warm vowel, then fades into satisfied sibilance: a purr resolving into a sigh.
Carol Bland
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Dec
30
Gregarious
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Gregarious, meaning “fond of company; sociable.” When I was a teen, my step-father wanted me to expand my vocabulary. He would give me a new word each day, ask me to guess the meaning, and then look it up. I remember telling him it sounded like a fun word, and I also liked how it had the word “Greg” in it, which is both my and my step-father’s first name (although I don’t use it). Being both sociable, it was an appropriate ‘first word’, and it’s stayed with me ever since.
Gregarious Ross Brown, Ottawa, Canada
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