Apr
17
Willow
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it evokes strength and flexibility, beauty and simplicity, and the consonants gracefully use both the lips and tongue when saying it.
Becky
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Mar
1
Why
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It’s just so questioning and makes a cool sound when you say it. You can’t help but pronouncing it as you read this I bet.
Xylia
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Feb
14
Wordicuffs
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The verbal version of fisticuffs. The perfect word to describe an argument. And it’s a delight to say.
anon.
North Wales
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Jan
24
Weltanschauung
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It’s German for “a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity’s relation to it.” I love the word for many reasons:
1. Two letter “u”s. It looks AND sounds cool!
2. I really like the concept, and I think that it’s what a lot of people spend their lives searching for. I do, at least.
3. I like that German has a single specific word for this concept, and I wish that English had it’s own as well, one more descriptive and less hyphenated than “world-view”.
James
Seattle
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Jan
20
Wasps
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As in the plural of one wasp. The sound of the word wasps actually sounds like multiple insects stinging at once.
Jason Cant
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Jan
13
Weltschmerz
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Weltschmerz is one of those great German words (Schadenfreude is another) that is more than the sum of its parts, those parts in this case being “world” and “pain.”
Strictly speaking, only those people who can imagine a better world can actually suffer because of its current imperfection. And so, in any searing moment of Weltschmerz, there must always be lurking a counterintuitive optimism, as we compare what is with what someday needs to be.
Weltschmerz. If we suffer it, it is likely we will work to dispel it.
Owen Youngman
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Jan
4
Woot
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It’s a great little expression of joy, covering anything from “Hey, no homework tonight” to “Hey, World Peace has been declared.” Also, it has myriad variations and compounding possibilities (”wootastic”, “wootworthy”, “wootable”). Typeable, speakable, and malleable, woot is my favorite unofficial word in the English language.
Will Styler
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Jan
4
Wasps
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My favorite word is wasps. No other word in the English language provides such a satisfying conclusion while saying it. The effort it takes to provide the marvelous “ssspspsss” sound at the end is a marvel in itself.
Brooke Cale
Denver, CO
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Jan
2
Wonky
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This word came about because an acquaintance had some sort of eye disorder. I guess cockeyed would have been the most appropriate description, but since we only saw him late at night in bars (he never made it to our 8am class),and was kind of a goober, he became affectionately known as Wonky.
Haven’t seen him in years, but we now use wonky to describe almost everything, from something looking a little tilted and off kilter to having a bad feeling about something. I just can’t figure out what is wrong with my car, it’s driving kinda wonky today.
ECC
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Jan
2
Wide Sargasso Sea
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My favorite is Wide Sargasso Sea. This is the title of a novel by Jean Rhys that tells the story of the mad woman in the attic from Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
When I started my graduate studies, this title was constantly thrown into class discussions. Once I finally figured out my classmates were talking about a book when they said “you know, like widesargassosea,” I felt like I should really read it.
The trouble was, it took almost a full semester to discern the three separate words of the title. Say it a few times fast, and you’ll see what I mean.
While it did turn out to be a wonderful book, Wide Sargasso Sea is my favorite simply because it’s so much fun to say. Try it, you’ll like it!
Jamie Noel
Kansas City, Missouri
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