What a great word....

[tigerbob]

What are your favorite words? New words, old words, words that have fallen into disuse, whatever, all are welcome here.

Dis and I have already agreed on two...

bint
–noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a woman or girl.

chit
–noun
1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
3. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.

Another of my favorites is...

gazump
–verb (used with object)
1. to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.

 

[Sunni Man]

bint
–noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a woman or girl.

"bint" is the arabic word for young girl; especially a daughter

 

[PixieStix]

Freedom, is my favorite word

1. The condition of being free of restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
3. Political independence.
4. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.

The capacity to exercise choice; free will
Ease or facility of movement

 

[PixieStix]

bint
–noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a woman or girl.

"bint" is the arabic word for young girl; especially a daughter

It depends on which dialect of arabic you are speaking of

 

[tigerbob]

unctuous
–adjective
1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
2. of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy.
3. having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.

 

[strollingbones]

octupi


i dont know why i have always loved that word....the sound of it...etc...

 

[PixieStix]

Plurals of certain words always make me wonder why.

If Goose=geese
Why doesn't, Moose=Meese? LOL

 

[tigerbob]

octupi


i dont know why i have always loved that word....the sound of it...etc...

You must have some Michigan ancestors...

 

[BasicGreatGuy]

Pontificate, protuberance, proclivity, anthropomorphic, salubrious are some of my favorite words.

 

[Annie]

What are your favorite words? New words, old words, words that have fallen into disuse, whatever, all are welcome here.

Dis and I have already agreed on two...

bint
–noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a woman or girl.

chit
–noun
1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
3. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.

Another of my favorites is...

gazump
–verb (used with object)
1. to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.

I'd love to know how to gazump a buyer of my house! Any hints?

 

[alan1]

Milidem
Somebody that is a militant democrat and will defend anything the democrats do or propose.

 

[random3434]

whilst

conj. Chiefly British
While.

 

[midcan5]

aplomb - all should have it
capishe - wonderful word
consciousness - all over the place
copacetic - sure is
empathy - required
enigma - much of life
epiphany - rare moments
euphoria - what can i say
extrapolate - see the way
fluke - much of things
halcyon - sometimes
liberal - required II
oblivion - darn
oxymoron - lots
perhaps - a writer once said
quotidian - and tomorrow
serendipity - like epiphany
spring - bloom
superfluous - lots
tautology - you don't say
ubiquitous - may be
whimsical - necessary

Saturday afternoon - I cheat

 

[tigerbob]

What are your favorite words? New words, old words, words that have fallen into disuse, whatever, all are welcome here.

Dis and I have already agreed on two...

bint
–noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a woman or girl.

chit
–noun
1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
2. any receipt, voucher, or similar document, esp. of an informal nature.
3. Chiefly British. a note; short memorandum.

Another of my favorites is...

gazump
–verb (used with object)
1. to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.

I'd love to know how to gazump a buyer of my house! Any hints?

Probably best not to try. You might get...

Gazundered
–adjective
When a buyer reduces his or her bid for a property before the transaction has been signed and finalized.

 

[tigerbob]

Concupiscent
–adjective
1. lustful or sensual.
2. eagerly desirous.

Great word.

 

[jillian]

My favorite word is

Schadenfreude
Deriving pleasure from the misfortune of others.

I'm also pretty fond of

Perspicacity
Shrewness or acuteness

 

[tigerbob]

My favorite word is

Schadenfreude
Deriving pleasure from the misfortune of others.

Since we've moved on the foreign languages...

Wewe (Indonesian, presumably a noun)
An ugly female ghost with drooping breasts.

 

[Charles Stucker]

Integrity

 

[KittenKoder]

Schadenfreude - That actually describes me too well ... should I be worried about that ... naw not really.

However, my favorite word: Heathen ...

One of the most misunderstood words which the meaning has been changed more than any other word in the English language ... and oddly ... it actually means "of the home".

 

[manu1959]

probe...............