I i like interesting words, the only problem is i try to use them later but then forget the pronunciation and sound like an idiot... but thats not related
any interesting words?
Intresting Words
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:30 am
Onomatopoeia
Expediency
Deflagration
Tobacconist
Scratched
Hovercraft
Eels
Badger
Cheesemakers
Creosote
Expediency
Deflagration
Tobacconist
Scratched
Hovercraft
Eels
Badger
Cheesemakers
Creosote
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:38 am
Thank you!
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:05 am
I am gonnna love this thread 
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:48 am
Does the title contain one that isn't in my dictionary?
Isthmus
Ephemeris
Antinomy (note: not the element Antimony)
cnidaria
Patagium
"nutation in obliquity" (ok, it's a phrase, but just say it aloud like you know what it means)
Desquamation
dirndl (this is a great one for image search)
Gdansk
Samarkand
Shakhrisabz
Antananarivo
Bella Coola
Sooke
Puyallup
Saanich
Squamish
Skykomish
Snohomish
Tsawwassen
Skookumchuck
(I'll keep adding more as I think of them)
Isthmus
Ephemeris
Antinomy (note: not the element Antimony)
cnidaria
Patagium
"nutation in obliquity" (ok, it's a phrase, but just say it aloud like you know what it means)
Desquamation
dirndl (this is a great one for image search)
Ok, if we're going to do place names:Captain Ned wrote:Prague
Gdansk
Samarkand
Shakhrisabz
Antananarivo
Bella Coola
Sooke
Puyallup
Saanich
Squamish
Skykomish
Snohomish
Tsawwassen
Skookumchuck
(I'll keep adding more as I think of them)
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Re: Intresting [sic] Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:58 am
Just a few that came to mind because I like either the concept or the pronunciation:
Pleonasm
Froward
Synecdoche
Imbroglio
Milquetoast
Peccadillo
Ichthyology
Prolix
Lapidary
Tintinnabulation
and I'm always amused by the ones that people confuse for other, "bad" words:
Masticate
Niggardly
... I'm sure there are some others in this category that don't come to mind which other people will point out
Pleonasm
Froward
Synecdoche
Imbroglio
Milquetoast
Peccadillo
Ichthyology
Prolix
Lapidary
Tintinnabulation
and I'm always amused by the ones that people confuse for other, "bad" words:
Masticate
Niggardly
... I'm sure there are some others in this category that don't come to mind which other people will point out
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Re: Intresting [sic] Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:08 am
Good ones!
metonymy
Oh, yeah, and the related:bitvector wrote:Synecdoche
metonymy
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:15 am
How about "irony"....to reflect the spelling of "interesting" in the thread title. 
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:15 am
Degenerate
Derro
Poofter
Derro
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:23 am
octogenarian
evince
delineate
But always remember to eschew obfuscation.
evince
delineate
But always remember to eschew obfuscation.
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:38 am
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antidisestablishmentarianism (for kicks and giggles).
antidisestablishmentarianism (for kicks and giggles).
It's pronounced "Shy-town"... got it?
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:25 am
No se nunca palabras que es interesante, excepto "absotively" y "posolutely".
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Re: Intresting Words
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Re: Intresting [sic] Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:30 am
bitvector wrote:...
and I'm always amused by the ones that people confuse for other, "bad" words:
Masticate
Niggardly
... I'm sure there are some others in this category that don't come to mind which other people will point out
How about:
thespian
pedagogical (scroll down to #13)
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:41 am
Words used in england that americans have no idea what they mean but they use them anyway.
Bloody
Bugger - As in "You're a cute little bugger" when talking to or about a child. lol
Bloody - reference to a woman's menstrual cycle
Bugger - umm well look it up under "slang"
Bloody
Bugger - As in "You're a cute little bugger" when talking to or about a child. lol
Bloody - reference to a woman's menstrual cycle
Bugger - umm well look it up under "slang"
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:24 am
Facetious(ly) is my favorite word. It has all of the vowels, in the correct order, including sometimes "y".
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:41 am
lugubrious
triskadecaphobia
bodacious
lackadaisical
lachrymose
locusts
exalted
Bonus word: Friggatriskadecaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th
triskadecaphobia
bodacious
lackadaisical
lachrymose
locusts
exalted
Bonus word: Friggatriskadecaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:01 pm
SpotTheCat wrote:Facetious(ly) is my favorite word. It has all of the vowels, in the correct order, including sometimes "y".
obsessive
compulsive
disorder
j/k
It's pronounced "Shy-town"... got it?
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:58 pm
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Re: Intresting Words
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:15 pm
Food.
No, really, think about it: This is our word for sustenance.
Food.
Fooooooooood.
Say it a bunch.
No, really, think about it: This is our word for sustenance.
Food.
Fooooooooood.
Say it a bunch.
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Re: Intresting Words
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discombobulated
it's fun to say, but not to feel.
it's fun to say, but not to feel.
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Re: Intresting Words
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Perspicacity.
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:02 pm
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
The Indian name for Lake Webster in MA
The Indian name for Lake Webster in MA
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:10 pm
Seeker wrote:Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
The Indian name for Lake Webster in MA
Also what my college roommate said over the toilet after drinking a case of Top Hat beer.
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Re: Intresting Words
posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:29 pm
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