Aug
14
sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia
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The common vernacular for this common condition (”brain-freeze”) is well-known. Who would have thought there’s an obscure medical term for the same thing?
John
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Aug
9
Susurrus
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- the sound of rushing wind.
‘Nuff said.
Eamon
New Jersey
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Aug
6
Schlep
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Though it is from Yiddish, I have always been a big fan of this word. It is used to describe a trip that is tedious, awkward or slow, or to describe a person who fits the same criteria. I really like this word because its meaning is felt when the word is spoken. It’s a word that could never have meant anything else, because its perfect right where it is.
Jake Aronowitz
Long Island
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Aug
4
Susurration
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whispering, murmuring, rustling…what the wind does around those of us who live in the country everyday. Or near creeks. Or in auditoriums before the symphony begins to play. Or cattle grazing in high grass…I could go on. A lovely word. Shhhhhh.
Janet
South Texas
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Nov
17
Simultaneously
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I love this word just because it uses all the vowels simultaneously.
Patricia
Toronto, Ontario
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Sep
18
My favorite word came to me via a horoscope reading. In mid page, under the heading of Sagittarius, I read for the first time the word sentipensante. It has it’s root in the Spanish language, and is a thought composite of “to feel while thinking”. The heart and the head should have equal say, and what a euphonic word to describe it.
Ian Campbell
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Sep
18
It’s fun to say. Spa-chu-la. Not spat-oo-la, though. No, that just sounds silly.
Larissa
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Sep
10
Sizzle
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This word evokes the sound and smell of all my favorite foods, frying in a pan with butter. Onions, eggs, bacon… The onomatopoeia is so delicious! I ‘chose’ it as my favorite word when I was young, and I’ve stood by my choice ever since. Soooo tasty.
jessie
berkeley, ca
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Jun
17
Scherzando
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Scherzando, even with its slightly awkward lumps of consonants, is a pleasant word. I can’t help but say it with a smile and a little flourish, which fits perfectly with its meaning, “in a light playful manner.”
Lillian
Houston, Texas
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Jun
17
Set
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Simply because it has more definitions in the OED than any other word.
Jezmo
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