Jan
17
Jentacular
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Because breakfast rocks! This is the most important word of the day!
Victor
New Hampshire
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Jan
4
Juxtaposition
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My favorite word is juxtaposition. Reason: j and x both go together perfectly.
Ashley
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Jan
2
Jawn
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A word unique to Philly, and one I had never heard before coming here. It’s a beautiful all-purpose noun, applicable for absolutely anything. Like a verbal skeleton key.
Scott Gross
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Jan
2
Jute
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I used it in Scrabble once, thinking it was a made-up word and that I could get away with it. My opponent challenged me on it and I, thinking quickly, retorted, “Jute … it’s a type of oriental flower.”
We promptly consulted the dictionary and found out, that indeed, it was a word but meant “the glossy fiber of either of two East Indian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine; also : a plant producing jute”
I was vindicated, and never let on that I thought I made the word up!
Mary Stuart
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Dec
29
Lagniappe
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I was in a spelling bee in the South in grade school — a 3rd grader going up against high school students. I was runner-up in the contest. The winner was a 12th grader. The word I tripped on was “lagniappe.” I had never heard of it, did not know what it meant, and certainly did not know how to spell it. I spelled it “lan-yap” which is how it is correctly pronounced (a Cajun word). That day I learned how to spell it correctly, pronounce it, and also looked up the meaning of it. 50 years later, I have not forgotten.
Shark Lady, Washington, D.C.
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