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caterwaul
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Not only does the definition (screaming or wailing, esp. from a cat) almost seem intuitive based on the sound of the word, but it’s laziness at its best. I can just imagine an old curmudgeon, tired of hearing the cats fighting and shrieking outside, inventing this word on the spot.
Moon
Eugene
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Once
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I like this word because if you look at it, it just doesn’t make sense. Grammatically speaking (and correct me if I am wrong) The O can’t make the W sound with out a vowel to help it out. So hence, It doesn’t make sense.
Timothy Ward
Portland. OR
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9
Susurrus
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- the sound of rushing wind.
‘Nuff said.
Eamon
New Jersey
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9
Evanescence
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Such a beautiful word, but also so sad.
Elizabeta
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Brouhaha
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Ok, it’s not my favorite word. It was the favorite word of one of my high school English teachers, Mrs. Ferguson, who posed the favorite word question to us. This was 20 years ago, and I don’t recall my favorite word. But, I dod remember that she liked brouhaha for a great reason – it was just fun to say.
(And now that I’ve posted this on the interwebs, perhaps I’ll free some gray matter for determining what my favorite word is!)
Joseph Lyons
Portland, Oregon
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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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5
Leukoplakia
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I love the way it just rolls off the tongue, and the funny thing about that is, it’s a sore inside your mouth. Usually obtained from chewing tobacco over long periods of time. I don’t chew tobacco, I don’t smoke tobacco, but I do quite enjoy saying the word leukoplakia. Pronounced lew-koh-PLAY-kee-uh.
Brina
San Clemente, California
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Befuddle
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Well, this has been a favorite of mine for a few years now. The definition of befuddle is to confuse, but the word itself, in my mind, just sticks out as a unique and quirky word. Befuddle… Just a fun word to say and adds a little variety to anyone’s vocabulary. Usually my friends are befuddled when I use the word befuddle because they do not know what befuddle means.
Ryan
California, United States of America
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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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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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