What's your favorite word?

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<p>lol
yea sunday afternoon mantinees are hard. That's cool thought that you get to do it again and again!
my school only has three shows.</p>

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<p>What about the capital of Thailand for a favorite word?</p>

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<p>hahahaahh BANGKOK! lol :-D fun word oh so fun</p>

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<p>The Washington Post has an annual contest to supply alternate word meanings, it's the Annual Neologism Contest. Some of the contributions are pretty funny.</p>

<p>Examples:</p>

<p>Flabbergasted: appalled at how much weight you've put on.</p>

<p>Esplanade: to attempt an explanation while drunk</p>

<p>Willy-nilly: impotent</p>

<p>Lymph: to walk with a lisp</p>

<p>Rectitude: the formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.</p>

<p>Oyster: a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.</p>

<p>Pokemon: A Jamaican proctologist.</p>

<p>There's more...</p>

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<p>hey islandmom,i read about that a couple of years back.they were really funny.</p>

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<p>Coitus......</p>

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<p>harvard.....</p>

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<p>lol that's a game! balderdash anyone? we should play sometime</p>

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<p>loquacious</p>

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<p>grandiloquent</p>

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<p>ummm calliypgian still rocks the socks off of all of ur words</p>

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<p>Top favorites</p>

<p>1) Captious
2) Pulchritude
3) Dilatory (I agree flipchik!!!)</p>

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<p>Discombobulated (hope I spelled that right)</p>

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<p>cool word of the moment: fjords</p>

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<p>1) Kerfuffle
2) Behemoth
3) Floccinaucinihilipilification (takes some practice runs)</p>

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<p>holy crap that is the worlds coolest word! floccinwhatever. hot stuff!</p>

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<p>lol, kurfuffle is great.</p>

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<p>mingy—mean and stingy
schadenfreude—guilty pleasure one feels when witnessing the misfortune of others
minatory—menacing or threatening
stygian—gloomy, dark, hellish onus—extremely unpleasant or difficult task that takes considerable effort to accomplish
burden blame or responsibility
excoriate—scratch or rub the skin off of something denounce harshly
screed—a long and monotonous tirade, letter or speech can be boring
nepenthe—a drug or anything else that helps someone forget sorrow or grief<br>
nostrum—a medicine prepared by the person selling it who makes questionable or exaggerated claims about its efficacy… thought to occur many diseases; but its efficacy is dubious
rapprochement—an establishment or a restoration of good relations or harmony
gemütlich—agreeable; warm and friendly; cheerful, cozy
hansel—gift given to wish good luck for a new year or for a new enterprise
exculpate—free from blame, prove to be guiltless
trade-last—when one person overhears a compliment about another and tells her, that person trades a compliment back, one she’s heard about him (the first compliment)
benighted—inexperienced, ignorant, naïve
fusty—old, musty, mildewed, decaying, out-of-date
déclassé—out of fashion, once considered fashionable or important but now is reduced to a low class or status in society
jejune—insipid, dull, or uninteresting
tatterdemalion—somebody wearing ragged clothes; raggedly dressed and unkempt
eruct—belch, expel gases through the mouth, or in a more figurative sense
bombilation—a loud humming, buzzing sound
troglodyte—a brutish person, a mythical cave-man or troll, anybody who lives like an animal or comes across in an animalistic, an antisocial person or someone who lives in an unconventional or hermetic way
mordant—biting, often mean, witty, sarcastic, insightful, and hurtful
élan—vigor and enthusiasm, often combined with self-confidence and style
bedizen—decorate in an opulent, glittery, gaudy, showy way
sashay—strut, walk with attitude
fop—a man obsessed by fashion and vain about his own appearance and raiment so that he becomes ridiculous; dandy
conurbation—urban or metropolitan area
cognoscenti—a person who has a refined superior knowledge of a subject, especially the arts
termagant—quarrelsome, shrewish woman
poltroon—a mean-spirited, base coward
cuckold—a man whose wife whose wife has been unfaithful to him
succubus—a term for a woman who is overly sexual and aggressive
solipsism—theory the self exists and only the self can be known; self-obsessed and unconcerned with others
hirsute—to be covered with hair, having a large amount of hair
virago—a noisy, sharp-tongued woman, a warrior woman, a shrewish woman, a manly woman
pertinacious—stubbornly or doggedly persistent, determinedly resolute in purpose, belief, or action
sine qua non—indispensible, essential element or condition
uxorious—excessively fond or foolishly devoted to one’s wife, extremely submissive to one’s wife<br>
zaftig—having a shapely figure, voluptous, pleasantly plump, full-figured
dowager—a widow with a title or inherited wealth
agnate—from the father’s side of the family
enate—from the mother’s side of the family
nacre—mother of pearl
consanguineous—related by blood, descended from the same family or anscestors
doyenne—a woman who is the most experienced and respected member of a group or profession
truculent—ready to fight, cruel, deadly, displaying great anger or aggression
fusillade—a simultaneous, or quickly repeated discharge of firearms, rapid outburst in quick sucession
mettle—character or tempermant, courage, spirt, or strength of character
martinent—a stickler for religious adherence to rules, somebody who imposes strict discipline on others
sangfroid—self possession, calmness or confusion, cool, calmn and collected
donnybrook—a riotous brawl, or chaos
ethnocentric—belief in the supremacy of one relgious, race, or ethnic group
pyrrhic—a victory that comes at great cost
comity—courtesy, civility
weal—a general state of well being, prosperity and happiness
equipoise—something that creates a balanced state, usually by counterbalancing some other force or thing
polyanna—excessively optimisitc
encomium—eulogy, formal expression of praise
meliorism—a system of belief that human society has a natural tendency to improve and that people can consciously assist the process
gemeinshaft—a group with similar tastes, or a strong sense of identity
tumescence—swelling fullness, peak
ecumenical—universal in scope, worldwide or universal in influence or application the whole of something
turgid—pompous, boring, and overcomplicated, bombastic; swollen or distended by a buildup of fluid
gestalt—the whole of something that cannot be described in parts
weltanschauung—an overall philosophy of the universe
rubric—a heading or class under which other things fall
niggle—to be obsessed with tiny, unimportant things
homunculus—a diminutive human being
exiguous—small, scanty, small in a NEGATIVE way, especially in comparison
soupcon—a very small amount of something
nugatory—of no importance whatsoever, ineffective
scintilla—a tiny amount of something, a spark, a trace
trice—a very short period of time, an instant
hootenanny—an informal or impromptu performance by folk singers, in which the audience often participates
ululate—wail, holler, hoot, or howl
paean—a song of joy, praise, or triumph
beguine—a ballroom dance similar to the rumba, originating in the West Indies
threnody—a song of mourning, poem or speech of lament for the dead
dulcet—pleasant to hear, sweet, especially by being soft or soothing
tintinnabulation—the sound made when bells ring
leitmotif—a musical theme that recurs of a work to evoke a particular character or situation, a recurring theme, in literature in history
sesquipedalian—characterized by the use of very long words
codicil—an appendix to a will, an additional part of a will that either modifies it or revokes a part of it
epistolary—taking the form of a letter or a series of letters
codex—a collection of ancient manuscript texts, especially the Scriptures, in book form
nadir—the absolute low point
ensconce—to be settled snugly, to be hidden in a secure place
vernal—appearing or happening in the season of spring
dingle—a small wooded valley
spelunking—the sport or pastime exploring caves
mudsill—someone at the very bottom of the social ladder, the lowest still or horizontal support of a building at or below ground level
sylvan—like the woods, filled with trees, typical of the forest
zephyr—a light warming, mild breeze
penumbra—that area of shadow that is nearly completely in shadow or completely light, any place that is in the margin, a place that is uncertain: Gray Area
ziggurat—a stepped pyramid
nimbus—a cloud or vapor
fulgent—dazzalingly bring, shing or gleaming brilliantly
apogee—any kind of high point or apex
dirigible—a blimp
supernal—coming from or located in the heavens, suited to or characteristic of the heavens
nascent—just being born, just beginning to grow
ontogeny—the development of an organism from its conception to its adult phase
immure—to encolse as if within a wall, to entomb, or more figuratively
inchoate—in the early stages, imperfectly formed, vague, incomplete, formless
tyro—a beginner, a person who lacks any significant experience
eugenics—the science of improving the human race via selective or genetic breeding
etiology—the study of origins, the philosophical investigation of causes and origins
fetid—smelly, rancid from age, disease
callipygian—having shapely buttocks
crepuscular—of, like, or active during twilight
etiolated—bleached or whitened, pale
ossify—to turn to bone, to become or make somebody become rigidly set in a conventional pattern of behavior, beliefs, or attitudes
igneous—used to describe rock formed under conditions of intense heat or produced by the solidification of volcanic magma on or below the Earth’s surface
atavsitic—possessing traits of something that has long since vanished
docent—a teacher or an instructor who is not on the faculty, tourguide, lecturer
pedagogue—a pedantic schoolteacher or educator, a teacher who obsesses over the small details
numismatics—the study and collecting of coins or currency
hermeneutics—the study of interpretation of literature, especially religious/ecclesiastical texts
cognitive—related to thinking a reasoning
exegesis—explanation or intepretation of literary passage, often with religious connontation
disabuse—to clear up a misconception, to get rid of someone else’s wrong idea
puerile—immature, juvenile, childish
iterate—repeat again and again
mimetic—imitating something, or relating to imitation, especially in artistic or liteary mimesis
lassitude—a state of lethargy, weariness or tiresomeness<br>
hortative—encouraging, inciting or giving advice
pabulum—soft, bland cereal; material or writing that is bland, trite, and generally unsatisfying
sisyphean—tiresome, endless, involving endless but futile labor
sui generis—unique, or in a class of its own, being the only example of its kind
eleemosynary—having to do with charitable, charitable
nonplused—confused, bewildered, perplexed
aphasia—an ability to understand, or articulate spoken or written language as a result of brain damage or injury caused by disease
manqué—an adjective describing one who has failed to meet his goal
pusillanimous—cowardly, showing a lack of courage or determination
aegis—protection, sponsorship, auspices
trope—any literary device in which a word gets used in a figurative sense “my heart is on fire”
dada—an absurdist art movement from the early 20th century
mollycoddle—to indulge or pamper, to treat somebody in an overprotective and overindulgent
tome—any large or important book, or any work of scholarship</p>

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<p>oh. my. god. enco where did u have the time to type up that list?</p>

<p>i love pusillanimous. it doesnt fun :D oh man i feel dirty now</p>

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<p>i found that list deep in my computer. it was when I was listening to "word smart genius" for fun (i'm a dork)</p>