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Intrepid Penguin
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Intrepid Penguin
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Location: Australia
Posted:
thought i'd start a thread on a few of my favourite words. They are words that dont get used particularaly often in every day language anymore, and i really wish they were, because they are lovely quirky words....
must thank C@ntus for the first one:
Malarky!
Lurk
Blather
Rambling
cogicate and masticate!
salubrious!
Tremendous....
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whats your fave words?
thought i'd start a thread on a few of my favourite words. They are words that dont get used particularaly often in every day language anymore, and i really wish they were, because they are lovely quirky words....
must thank C@ntus for the first one:
Malarky!
Lurk
Blather
Rambling
cogicate and masticate!
salubrious!
Tremendous....
`
whats your fave words?
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Sporadically Prodigal
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Sporadically Prodigal
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
heheee nice one! i often get laughs for my choice of random words.
Some favourites include
titillate
uncouth
alas
scurvy knave
intrinsic
conducive
........
hmm - that's all I can think of! I suppose that because so many of the words are used spontaneously it is difficult for me to pinpoint them.
heheee nice one! i often get laughs for my choice of random words.
Some favourites include
titillate
uncouth
alas
scurvy knave
intrinsic
conducive
........
hmm - that's all I can think of! I suppose that because so many of the words are used spontaneously it is difficult for me to pinpoint them.
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Posted:
ohhhhh very nice flash! i am going to have to write a few of those down...
Postulate
eskimo - dunno why, it just cracks me up
prudent!
chronic
qualm
serene...
i seem to be saying Indeed alot over the past few months as well. Ah well, it beats just saying "yeah"....
ohhhhh very nice flash! i am going to have to write a few of those down...
Postulate
eskimo - dunno why, it just cracks me up
prudent!
chronic
qualm
serene...
i seem to be saying Indeed alot over the past few months as well. Ah well, it beats just saying "yeah"....
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Sporadically Prodigal
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Posted:
lol... My generic response to things that I have no genuine response has lately been "interesting" which is so ironic, cos if I actually found it interesting I would undoubtedly have a more thorough reaction to it!
o - just remembered another word:
penchant
and I say "blah blah blah had the unmitigated audacity to blah blah blah" quite often too!
lol... My generic response to things that I have no genuine response has lately been "interesting" which is so ironic, cos if I actually found it interesting I would undoubtedly have a more thorough reaction to it!
o - just remembered another word:
penchant
and I say "blah blah blah had the unmitigated audacity to blah blah blah" quite often too!
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Posted:
niiiiiice
i like the word generic too
`
also i like:
mayhaps
confuzzle
and Coinkydinks
strictly speaking, not proper words, but still very useful
niiiiiice
i like the word generic too
`
also i like:
mayhaps
confuzzle
and Coinkydinks
strictly speaking, not proper words, but still very useful
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Posted:
Obsequious
Iconoclast
Cantankerous
Misanthrope
Quixotic
Superfluous
Now that I look at them, they kinda all describe me at times...hee hee
Obsequious
Iconoclast
Cantankerous
Misanthrope
Quixotic
Superfluous
Now that I look at them, they kinda all describe me at times...hee hee
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Posted:
cantankerous - nice one!! i use belligerent and obnoxious a lot too... and frequently behave that way!
cantankerous - nice one!! i use belligerent and obnoxious a lot too... and frequently behave that way!
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Posted:
panache
Saltimbanco
lalapaloosa
bizzare
Pokinoi
P U Z Z L E
puzzle is the best, so simple yet so, good-sounding
what does quixotic mean?
panache
Saltimbanco
lalapaloosa
bizzare
Pokinoi
P U Z Z L E
puzzle is the best, so simple yet so, good-sounding
what does quixotic mean?
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Posted:
I think 'blatherings' deserves recognition as a cool word.
Some of these have already been mentioned, but I think these do too:
Vermillion
Veritable
Cacophany
Plethora
Ooze
Bizarre
Multitude
Anything with an X in.
I think 'blatherings' deserves recognition as a cool word.
Some of these have already been mentioned, but I think these do too:
Vermillion
Veritable
Cacophany
Plethora
Ooze
Bizarre
Multitude
Anything with an X in.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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Posted:
I get looks from just overusing the simple words of "quite" and "indeed"
and also all reforms of indeed, indeedles, indeedly, indeeda...
I get looks from just overusing the simple words of "quite" and "indeed"
and also all reforms of indeed, indeedles, indeedly, indeeda...
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Posted:
I like the words....
*Happenstance
*Bloody-as in "That's bloody brilliant"
*Ravenous
*Jammies- don't know why, just can't call them Pajamas
* and last but not least, the word Lizard, I mean, actually say it, it sounds weird.
[ 22 October 2002, 22:26: Message edited by: Crashley ]
I like the words....
*Happenstance
*Bloody-as in "That's bloody brilliant"
*Ravenous
*Jammies- don't know why, just can't call them Pajamas
* and last but not least, the word Lizard, I mean, actually say it, it sounds weird.
[ 22 October 2002, 22:26: Message edited by: Crashley ]
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Posted:
Hmmm, am interesting idea:
Dichotomy
Personification/Personify
Sanguine - blood-like in colour
Proverbial
Xenomorph
Chobble - cross between chomp and gobble!!
Ichimonji - stance in Ninjutsu
Quark - type of sub-atomic particle
Quantum
Halcyon
Paladium
Lambda - letter in Greek alphabet
Beowulf - character in Danish folklore
Deherer
Wraith
Aa - is actually a word!!
Mélange - French for mixture
Ion/Ionic
Ura gyaku - Ninjutsu technique
Randori - type of sparring practice in Ninjutsu (traditional)
Ronin - masterless Samurai
Intrinsic
Postulate
Poignant
Zephyr - breath of air (Flynt, how could you forget this one?!!!!)
Zygote
Xylophone
Probably LOADS more I could think of but I'd just be taking up space!!!
[ 22 October 2002, 22:33: Message edited by: Kurobei ]
Hmmm, am interesting idea:
Dichotomy
Personification/Personify
Sanguine - blood-like in colour
Proverbial
Xenomorph
Chobble - cross between chomp and gobble!!
Ichimonji - stance in Ninjutsu
Quark - type of sub-atomic particle
Quantum
Halcyon
Paladium
Lambda - letter in Greek alphabet
Beowulf - character in Danish folklore
Deherer
Wraith
Aa - is actually a word!!
Mélange - French for mixture
Ion/Ionic
Ura gyaku - Ninjutsu technique
Randori - type of sparring practice in Ninjutsu (traditional)
Ronin - masterless Samurai
Intrinsic
Postulate
Poignant
Zephyr - breath of air (Flynt, how could you forget this one?!!!!)
Zygote
Xylophone
Probably LOADS more I could think of but I'd just be taking up space!!!
[ 22 October 2002, 22:33: Message edited by: Kurobei ]
whats up with all the limitations?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Bristol, UK
Posted:
oblong
oblong
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Posted:
OMG Dom!! roflmao! A couple of weekends ago we had a 3 day doof (psy party in the bush) and at one point there was a very lively discussion about oblongs! There were two passionate beliefs about the definition of oblongs which then digressed into elipses and quadrahedrons.
was quite messy.
another word (that usually gets me out of trouble with the boys) "you're very..... debonaire"
OMG Dom!! roflmao! A couple of weekends ago we had a 3 day doof (psy party in the bush) and at one point there was a very lively discussion about oblongs! There were two passionate beliefs about the definition of oblongs which then digressed into elipses and quadrahedrons.
was quite messy.
another word (that usually gets me out of trouble with the boys) "you're very..... debonaire"
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Posted:
BALLAX!
...what just me then?
not stictly a word so i'll plump for heresy, antithesis, symmetry (always thought this word should be a palindrome...), palindrome (ditto) and BALLAX!
BALLAX!
...what just me then?
not stictly a word so i'll plump for heresy, antithesis, symmetry (always thought this word should be a palindrome...), palindrome (ditto) and BALLAX!
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Posted:
Flyntie - you seem to be stealing lots of the fraggle's words
I caught ya! Caught ya red handed! Grrrrrrr!
But you missed:
- waaashnoo
- nay
- muchly
- compootle
ummm........that's about it for now. I'll remember some more later
I also really like these ones:
- mooch
- snuggle
- inexplicable
- random
- erroneous (sp?)
- vb to impede
- incredulous
Flyntie - you seem to be stealing lots of the fraggle's words
I caught ya! Caught ya red handed! Grrrrrrr!
But you missed:
- waaashnoo
- nay
- muchly
- compootle
ummm........that's about it for now. I'll remember some more later
I also really like these ones:
- mooch
- snuggle
- inexplicable
- random
- erroneous (sp?)
- vb to impede
- incredulous
Geologists do it in the dirt................ 
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
flash, that's doubly cool as I was reminded of the word 'oblong' at a heavily psy party a few months ago! There must be some connection!
3 day psy party. Sounds so wonderful, I wanna go! Luckily I will in the near future.
flash, that's doubly cool as I was reminded of the word 'oblong' at a heavily psy party a few months ago! There must be some connection!
3 day psy party. Sounds so wonderful, I wanna go! Luckily I will in the near future.
Oolering Man
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Posted:
I like lambastuous, but its not a real word, as my freind and I made it up several years ago when we were stoney-eyed
I like lambastuous, but its not a real word, as my freind and I made it up several years ago when we were stoney-eyed
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Posted:
Oi
megalomaniac
Oi
megalomaniac
You. Its whats for dinner!
As time passes, you realise all the mistakes you amde and the ones you wish you never did make.
The wave crashing on the beach
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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Posted:
spiral oblong piglet
from tut party with the carpets and incredibly fluffy like you wouldn't belive korin. that dom mentioned above
[ 23 October 2002, 06:03: Message edited by: glass ]
spiral oblong piglet
from tut party with the carpets and incredibly fluffy like you wouldn't belive korin. that dom mentioned above
[ 23 October 2002, 06:03: Message edited by: glass ]
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Posted:
Let's see...favorite medical words (medicine has cool words).
Cephalosporin (a class of antibiotic)
Elixir (a liquid medicine to be taken by mouth)
Aerosol (a suspension of small liquid droplets in air)
Aminoglycoside (another class of antibiotic)
Pleiomorphic (can be different shapes)
Jejunum (part of the small intestines)
Canal of Schlemm (a structure that drains the fluid in the eyeball)
Chronotropic (makes the heart beat faster)
Hypertrophy (increase in size of an organ by cell division or cell enlargement)
Hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of the liver and spleen)
And my all time medical favorite:
Trichotelomania (compulsive pulling of ones own hair)
Non medical:
Moron
Distributor
Tachometer
Metalurgy
Solicitor
Onamonatopaea (did I spell that right?)
Canadian
Spheroid
And my all-time favorite:
Dongle
[ 23 October 2002, 07:56: Message edited by: MikeGinny ]
Let's see...favorite medical words (medicine has cool words).
Cephalosporin (a class of antibiotic)
Elixir (a liquid medicine to be taken by mouth)
Aerosol (a suspension of small liquid droplets in air)
Aminoglycoside (another class of antibiotic)
Pleiomorphic (can be different shapes)
Jejunum (part of the small intestines)
Canal of Schlemm (a structure that drains the fluid in the eyeball)
Chronotropic (makes the heart beat faster)
Hypertrophy (increase in size of an organ by cell division or cell enlargement)
Hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of the liver and spleen)
And my all time medical favorite:
Trichotelomania (compulsive pulling of ones own hair)
Non medical:
Moron
Distributor
Tachometer
Metalurgy
Solicitor
Onamonatopaea (did I spell that right?)
Canadian
Spheroid
And my all-time favorite:
Dongle
[ 23 October 2002, 07:56: Message edited by: MikeGinny ]
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Oolering Man
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Posted:
when I was doing geosciences in archealogy we came across an odd word....
Pedoturbation.
Infact in soil sciences, when your talking about mixing and amalgamation of soils, pretty much any prefix can be added to the suffix turbation.
But this is a subject for aunty to talk about, seemingly as he's still an archeaologist, and I'm only the burnt out wreck of one
when I was doing geosciences in archealogy we came across an odd word....
Pedoturbation.
Infact in soil sciences, when your talking about mixing and amalgamation of soils, pretty much any prefix can be added to the suffix turbation.
But this is a subject for aunty to talk about, seemingly as he's still an archeaologist, and I'm only the burnt out wreck of one
veteran
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Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Posted:
Spoon
Spoon
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Location: Halifax
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Location: Halifax
Posted:
I am definetly way too cool for this post.
I am definetly way too cool for this post.
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The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
The Ministry of Manipulation
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
and you come from halifax.
Boy this post must be soooooo uncool,
I guess that why I feel at home here
(ok I admit it, mike going all medical on us was taking it a bit too far).
hyperbola - any way you say it
and you come from halifax.
Boy this post must be soooooo uncool,
I guess that why I feel at home here
(ok I admit it, mike going all medical on us was taking it a bit too far).
hyperbola - any way you say it
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Tantamount to fatuity
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Posted:
Yes but is it Halifax, Yorkshire or Halifax, Nova Scotia?
Yes but is it Halifax, Yorkshire or Halifax, Nova Scotia?
Meh
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Posted:
.... (lowers head)..nova scotia...
.... (lowers head)..nova scotia...
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Intrepid Penguin
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Intrepid Penguin
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Location: Australia
Posted:
weeeeee this is fun!
Miss FraggleFluffy dearest, i did not steal them from C@ntus, i was in possesion of them before i met the Wandering Fraggle Minstrel
(great word, Minstrel), but have had more of an oppurtunity to excercise my vernacular since beginning to converse with aforementioned Fraggle.
`
Discombobulate!
Ether
Fain
Dribble
Fug
Ventilate
Composure
Verily
Caterwail (sp?)
Fanciful
Desperado!
weeeeee this is fun!
Miss FraggleFluffy dearest, i did not steal them from C@ntus, i was in possesion of them before i met the Wandering Fraggle Minstrel
(great word, Minstrel), but have had more of an oppurtunity to excercise my vernacular since beginning to converse with aforementioned Fraggle.
`
Discombobulate!
Ether
Fain
Dribble
Fug
Ventilate
Composure
Verily
Caterwail (sp?)
Fanciful
Desperado!
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Tantamount to fatuity
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Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Posted:
Pericombobulations.
Leopard
definite
monkey
Muppet
Fraggle
Wemble - a fraggle word meaning to be afraid of everything
ratchet
penchant
aspidistra
concentric
triptic
counterpoint
anarchosyndicalism
Pericombobulations.
Leopard
definite
monkey
Muppet
Fraggle
Wemble - a fraggle word meaning to be afraid of everything
ratchet
penchant
aspidistra
concentric
triptic
counterpoint
anarchosyndicalism
Meh
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Posted:
although i think we have Jamie Oliver to blame for malarky . . .
although i think we have Jamie Oliver to blame for malarky . . .
Meh
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Intrepid Penguin
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Intrepid Penguin
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Location: Australia
Posted:
cavalier
gesture
semblance
retort
whelp
vestule
voluptuous
obliged
the note on my calender today, says the two most beautiful words in the english language, are "cheque enclosed" but i would beg to differ. I think they are "love you"
cavalier
gesture
semblance
retort
whelp
vestule
voluptuous
obliged
the note on my calender today, says the two most beautiful words in the english language, are "cheque enclosed" but i would beg to differ. I think they are "love you"
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