Aug
3
Poop
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“Poop” spelt backwards is “poop”. The word is often frowned upon in most elementary schools but I love to hear it. There are very few conversations where the word “poop” is appropriate, but I like to work it in from time to time. There are many more crude synonyms that express frustration, but “poop” is used more light-heartedly in comical situations. And it always puts a smile on my face!! : )
Taylor
Washington USA
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Nov
17
Phantasmagoria
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Well ever since i saw the word back when i was young and it was the name of a PC Game advertised in the PCZone magazine, it has stuck in my head for a few reasons…. firstly it’s delightfully long and magical/gothic sounding with strong associations with horror (due to the theme of the game) and second because it’s defined as a ‘a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)’which sounds a lot like my life
Bo
UK
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Nov
17
Because it has the prettiest sound I’ve ever heard, and it can be used so many ways.
Chloe Spurrell-West
Vancouver, BC
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Nov
13
Because it sounds like something that you need for your car rather than female beauty.
Margaret M. Ryan
Chicago
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Sep
10
Penguin
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It is just such a beautifully sounding word. Cup your hands over your ears, and say the word “penguin” and listen to how it reverberates inside of your head. The “sanguine penguin” is one of my favorite couplings of words!
JmB
Coronado, CA
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Sep
5
Poppycock
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Because its a much nicer way of telling someone they’re talking balderdash!
Lilia
La Paz, Mexico
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Sep
4
Plethora
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This was the first “big” word my older sister liked to toss around because nobody knew what it meant except for her. Now that we are adults, we toss it around to each other at least once whenever we have a family get-together.
Daniel Beerthuis
Holland, MI, USA
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May
9
Pneumoniultramicroscopo….
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Many words claim to be the longest in the English language, but none of the others have 43 letters. Meaning? Why, does it need one? Apparently, pneumoniultramicroscoposilicovolcanicinosis is a rare lung condition caused by inhalation of silicon particles from volcanic ash. Better to say it than to have it…
Adam Bucky
Alexandria, VA
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Apr
6
Paleooology
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Paleooology is my favourite word because it has three “o”s in a row. What’s not to like? Also the idea that there’s a science devoted solely to fossilized eggs is quite pleasing.
James
UK
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Apr
6
Pulchritudinous
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I love how a word that means “beautiful” is so ugly-sounding. It could make the best backhanded compliment, but at the same time it’s such an extravagant word that if someone knows what it means, it could also be the best kind of praise.
Krystle C.
Ottawa, Canada
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