Nov
15
Louche
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The Francophile air, the naughty mystery, the sense of not being quite the thing and oh yeah and who cares. The devil-may-care.
Webster’s online says it derives from French, literally, cross-eyed, squint-eyed, from Latin luscus, blind in one eye…. A wink that could mean many things, or nothing at all.
Kathe Koja
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Mar
8
Lethologica
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It refers to the state your mind is in when you have a word ‘on the tip of your tongue’ but can’t quite articulate yourself.I love this word because whoever came up with it must have known that it is quite a difficult word to remember, it’s kind of like putting an ‘S’ in the word lisp.
Ruan
South Africa
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Mar
8
It can mean different things: sluggishness, lack of spirit, or tenderness. I like the contrast between the more negative meanings and the softer one. I like the way it sounds and how it feels to say it. When I hear it I imagine a woman in a light dress draped over a porch swing fanning herself on a hot day.
Katlyn
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Nov
19
Love
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Love is love. Haven’t love, we haven’t anything. With me, love’s everything.
Midnight Knight
Viet Nam
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Nov
19
Lurpy
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It’s my favorite slang combination of creepy and lewd. For emphasis, it may be rolled off the tongue like “Cuckoo,” i.e., “I really enjoyed speaking with him until he went lurpy on me,” or as an expletive when faced with an uncomfortable advance: “Ew. Lurpy!”
Gigis
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Nov
19
Lover
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Lover. Holy cow I love that word. It gives off this soft, tender vibe – and at the same time it sounds passionate and intense. It sounds like fire. The Portuguese correspondent of lover (”amante”) is usually used for mistresses and illicit affairs. I love it that in English it applies to any two people in love, or who regularly enjoy each other’s, hum… bodies. Screw spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends, partners, the works. Lovers. That’s what’s up.
Rachel
Brazil
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Apr
17
This is my father’s favorite word. Because it says so much in such little space. In Danish it translates to three whole words!
Oskar
Denmark
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Apr
17
Ligularia
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The name of this shade-loving perennial reminds me of my oldest daughter’s baby babble as she learned to talk.
Kathy Bee
Wisconsin
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Apr
4
This deliciously long word refers to the irrational fear of computers. It begins with incomplete logic, and continues to an out-of-place “zo.” Then there’s the “mecha.” I happen to love mecha of all sorts.
Vince
West Virginia
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Mar
8
All eum words are great. Say it and you’ll understand.
Jade
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