Nov
17
Haruspex
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A religious specialist practicing Haruspicy (divination of the liver – usually goats or poultry). It is a gruesome word, but it’s so fun to say. And I rarely get to use it, so I was really motivated to post. 
Matt
Texas
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Nov
17
Honestly
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I like the way you can say it in loads of situations and conversations! Also I like the way you can say it in loads of different tones of voice.. and the way it just sounds cool.
Jessica
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Nov
9
This word is simply amazingly fun to say. It means “a retail dealer in men’s furnishings, as shirts, ties, gloves, socks, and hats.” I enjoy telling my friends that they have on some nice haberdashery today.
nikki
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Sep
18
Hullabaloo
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I adore the word Hullabaloo (din or fuss). Not only because I can’t say it without smiling, but it just tumbles out my mouth excitedly everytime its spoken. For me it manages to encapsulate childhood magic and exoticism all in one.
Cookie Daniel
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Jun
16
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian
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It’s not only a great word to describe a really big word but it’s also an autological word, a word that has the properties which it describes!
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian
Sausalito, CA
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Jun
6
Halcyon
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The word itself sallies forth from the lips in a shimmering cloud of gold, just as the word conjures in the mind a golden paradise in the sky, and the meaning of a long-lost ideal or fond place of yesteryear brings a mixed feeling of sadness and fond memories.
Scott
Oklahoma City
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Apr
6
Hippomonstro-
sesquippedaliophobia
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Because of the sheer irony that it is the fear of long words, that it is 27 letters long, and it is pleasing in the shape of your mouth at the time it comes out, as it is no way uncomfortable (I had to think of a substitute for rolls off your tongue).
Anon
England
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Feb
26
Hobbyhorse
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Honestly, how could you not like this word? It simply refers to the head of a horse attached to a stick and I know that I loved the crap out of my hobbyhorse when I was little.
Josh
Los Angeles
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Nov
19
Haptodysphoria
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It relates to the uncomfortable sensation one gets when touching soft things, like cotton balls or peach fuzz. I just love that a word exists for such a feeling; also, I often experience haptodysphoria, and it’s nice to have a word to describe it.
ajb
Bryn Mawr
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Nov
19
Higgledy-piggledy
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In utter disorder or confusion. It just rolls off the tongue and makes me smile.
Joanne
Devon, UK
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