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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #45 on: April 14, 2015, 12:57:58 PM »
Spatular (of or having to do with spatulas), herengiform (shaped like a herring), onomatopoeia (words that make the sounds of the thing they describe), and phonetic (sounding like it is spelled) because irony.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #46 on: April 14, 2015, 01:16:49 PM »
Palendromes.(did I spell that correctly?) I said earlier that I don't like short onomatopoeias, but I meant I don't like short palendromes. I get them confused. I also get anemones and sea urchins confused, I keep saying anemone instead of urchin. Ahrg, I just did it:). It does not make any sense for me to get them confused, but such is the way of my brain.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2015, 03:43:07 PM »
Just remembered another all-time favorite: swimmingly 8)
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2015, 03:47:30 PM »
Quote from: Curry on April 14, 2015, 03:43:07 PM
Just remembered another all-time favorite: swimmingly 8)

Emil likes it too!  (See panel 4 here.)
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2015, 05:18:51 PM »
Quote from: Sunflower on April 14, 2015, 03:47:30 PM
Emil likes it too!  (See panel 4 here.)

It's bolded and everything!

How about lexicon? That one's cool. I also love the words apocalypse and apocrypha, despite them being often misunderstood...

Also, pony. That word has been ruined for me. To the point where it doesn't even sound like a word anymore...
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2015, 03:53:27 AM »
Quote from: Adrai Thell on April 14, 2015, 05:18:51 PM
Also, pony. That word has been ruined for me. To the point where it doesn't even sound like a word anymore...
Might I ask how??

My favorite English words:
dilapidated
defenestrate
serendipitous
corporeal
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
caddywompous
plethora
amalgamation
thrice (people really need to use this one more!!)

In foreign languages I tend to really love the stupid, everyday boring words (like "avec" in French which means "with") so I think I'll leave them off my list for now. Heh.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2015, 08:55:58 AM »
Quote from: Blackjazz on April 15, 2015, 03:53:27 AM
thrice (people really need to use this one more!!)

Yes. I agree wholeheartedly. Also "defenestrate," but I guess that has slightly less opportunity for use...
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2015, 10:15:03 AM »
Quote from: Blackjazz on April 15, 2015, 03:53:27 AM

amalgamation
thrice (people really need to use this one more!!)


I use thrice even when it just seems like i am trying to sound smart. Also, i looked up amalgamation. next time i need to use "the proccess of uniting", AMALGAMATION!!!!!!!!!
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2015, 10:46:49 AM »
Quote from: mithrysc on April 15, 2015, 08:55:58 AM
Yes. I agree wholeheartedly. Also "defenestrate," but I guess that has slightly less opportunity for use...

I've seen it in use on the chat several times. There's ample opportunities there apparently.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2015, 11:26:47 AM »
Quote from: Fimbulvarg on April 15, 2015, 10:46:49 AM
I've seen it in use on the chat several times. There's ample opportunities there apparently.

I obviously must go on the chat more, then. I tend to be on less than thrice a week.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2015, 12:01:50 PM »
Quote from: mithrysc on April 15, 2015, 11:26:47 AM
I obviously must go on the chat more, then. I tend to be on less than thrice a week.

Ha, I caught that. Thrice is a fun word.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2015, 06:04:14 PM »
Okay, two things:
Whatsover is a fun word to say/spell/sound out/think about

Also, nobody asked about my first post, and the octogonapus. Unless you have all seen that video (which I highly doubt) then I was expecting some: "what the hecks?" and "Are you feeling alright?"s. Huh. Maybe the world is just wierder than I expected. Weeeel, just because I oughtta,(another great word) here is the link to an absolutely rediculous video by the wonderful SplashKitty Artist.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #57 on: April 15, 2015, 08:17:54 PM »
Absquatulate: to flee.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2015, 08:19:52 PM »
Estivate: to spend the summer.
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Re: WordNerding
« Reply #59 on: April 15, 2015, 08:36:57 PM »
Quote from: Willowham on April 15, 2015, 08:19:52 PM
Estivate: to spend the summer.

So it applies to those fortunate creatures who migrate to Lake Tahoe, the Hamptons, or Scottish hunting lodges in the summertime?  ;)  I'd only heard of "estivate" in the context of animals that sleep during the hot season -- the mirror image of "hibernate."
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