Apr
17
Extraneous
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It is a really awesome way of saying “extra” or “irrelevant.” Plus it is just incredibly fun to say, and most people actually don’t know what it means - but they think they should know, so they go along with it.
Stephanie
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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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17
Disco
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It reminds of dancing and partying, not to be confused with wedding discos though. Think of the way Uma Thurman says it in “Pulp Fiction.”
John
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17
Ligularia
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The name of this shade-loving perennial reminds me of my oldest daughter’s baby babble as she learned to talk.
Kathy Bee
Wisconsin
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It was my father’s favorite medical term. Having grown up heavily under Dr. Seuss’ influence, I had no idea that it actually existed.
Kathy Bee
Wisconsin
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17
Aforementioned
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I like this word because it is a simply elegant way of saying ‘previously mentioned’. Its meaning is unusually simple and straightforward. I like how it only exists in the past tense.
Dee
Galway
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17
Panache
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Another lovely French word with no true English equivalent. I
came across this in high school when my French class studied Cyrano de Bergerac, a play. Panache is a sort of flamboyant style, or flair. It also happens to be a giant plume that one would wear on a hat (think: Three Musketeers hat).
It also just begs to be yelled out loud, but perhaps that’s just me.
Brittany
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17
Fiasco
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I am so accustomed to working in situations that would be described as catastrophes or disasters that I am always overcome with blissful jubilation when things improve so vastly and dramatically that they can be termed a fiasco. I have no experience with any set of conditions better than this.
Chris
USA
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17
Ink
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When I was in kindergarten my favorite color was pink. Not
because I liked the color very much but because I loved the way it
sounded with the word, ink. Just say it a few times. Say it a few
times fast even. I still like it to this day!
Kori
Rockwall
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17
When I was a little girl learning to spell my dad would say, “How do you spell ’syzygy’?” I never knew it was a real word. I just thought he made it up. Then I found it one day in the dictionary. It is the word used to describe when all the planets line up in a straight line.
Suzanne
Pittsburgh, PA
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