Apr
4
Obsequious
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It means to comply or follow suit. To be obedient, dutiful.. having to do with servitude. It’s one of my favorites because I hate to comply and become another in the masses. A rebel at heart, I fail to be obsequious as much as possible.
Carl
Ithaca,NY
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Apr
4
Owl
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It’s short and sweet, an interesting sounding combination that sounds better out loud. I think the way the w gets swallowed up when you add that l is what does it. Try saying it out loud, it’s just so strange and satisfying. I love when people who speak English as a second language use this word in conversation. The poorer you are at English, the more delightful it sounds.
Sophie
Montana
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Mar
8
Onomatopoeia
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Used when a word sounds like the one it is describing …..buzz…bark…moo…meow.
Jamie
Eire
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Feb
9
Oblivion
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The state of being disregarded, what can i say i like the underdogs, and the mournfulness is almost palpable in the sound of the word as one says it, oblivion.
Chris
Baltimore
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Feb
9
Opisthotonos
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My enjoyment of the word is purely based on sound. The meaning of the word is tragic, but fortunately rarely seen these days. It denotes the posturing due to spasms that can occur as a result of meningitis or tetanus infection. In opisthotonos, the back muscles are in such severe spasm that only the feet and the back of the head are touching the ground.
Eric
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Jan
27
Oblivion
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Oblivion is not only a great-sounding word, but the meaning is very mysterious. I like the word itself and everything it stands for.
Taylor
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Jan
24
Otolaryngologist
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It is just an overall fun word to say. I mean say it oto- laren- gola-gist. it just flows it means ear, nose and throat doctor, yet it is an amazingly fun word to say!
Samantha Neal
New Mexico
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Jan
17
Onomatopoeia
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A word that sounds like it means. Buzz, snap, pop. Just the sound of the word soothes the ear.
Jennifer
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Jan
13
Oxygen Thief
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In moments of complete and utter condescending superiority, when calling someone “stupid” or “idiotic” will not cut it, this little phrase is a true wonder of an insult.
Reverend Douglas William Mowbray
Baltimore, Maryland
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Jan
2
Ominous
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My pop taught me this word in the 6th grade. We used to drive 45 minutes every morning to my school (we lived way out in the woods and it’s a long story why I didn’t go to the local school). This was pretty much the only time I had my pop to me and we used to have long and very deep (as deep as a 12 year-old could get, anyway) conversations.
One day we crossed a bridge and noticed there was a very strange natural phenomenon happening on the lake. The lake we were crossing had wisps of fog that looked like thousands and thousands of little ghostly branches. Pop and I stopped the car to look at the phenomenon and he turned to me and said, “That’s ominous!” Being the wordy nerdy I was (and still am), I just absolutely loved the way ominous rolled off my tongue as I tried it out for the first time like a luscious strawberry. Even now, 20 years later, every time I’ve used the word ominous in his presence, I still get a belly laugh out of him.
Ominous. Doesn’t that just send chills up your spine?!
Carrie
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