Poll: Your favourite words.

[Barbas]

I like words. There's lots of 'em out there and some are absolutely ridiculous - words like "flippancy", "turnips", "magician" and "spoon". It may be a result of several years of collected head injuries and caffeine abuse, but the sound of some of them make me giggle like a lunatic. Here are a few favourites, in no particular order:

"Antiquing"
Finally, gods be praised, a word for when a man (or woman) is seized by the urgent and desperate needs for antiques. Alternatively, in the words of the Urban Dictionary:

The use of flour thrown in a sleeping victims face to make them appear to be a dusty old antique.

Hmm, also good.

"Hippocrocapig"
There is some seriously weird slang in the UK. This one is apparently a disparaging term for a woman, but the first time I heard it I collapsed with laughter trying to figure it out. Just...what the hell? What in the absolute fuck?! XD


"Balalaika"
This stringed Russian instrument even looks ludicrous - it's got a body shaped like a giant nacho.

"Hemoglobin"
Why is this funny? Imagine the Swedish Chef trying to say it.

"Banjolele"
For when banjos aren't sufficiently ridiculous or annoying.

[HEADING=3]So, go on then - what are your favourite words in any language and why?[/HEADING]

 

[Zantos]

"Gruntled"

Adjective. Pleased, satisfied, contented.

I am a 24 year old native english speaker and I didn't even realise this was a word until last week. It's not even like "Of course it's a word, that's where you get disgruntled from" because disgruntled came first. I feel really gruntled now when I get to use it in a sentence.

 

[Barbas]

(Snip).

I didn't realize that was a word either, until you mentioned it.

Spoiler

This pleases me greatly.

"Trousers"
Sometimes it take me five minutes to get them on in the morning because I'm laughing so much, then I stagger down the stairs clutching my stomach and my family asks what on Earth is wrong with me.

 

[Gaius Livius]

I find it absolutely hilarious that the French word for ugly is "Laid".

 

[Padwolf]

"Bungalow"

The word just sounds like a world full of fun and I love how bouncy it is!

"Fiend"

I just feel incredibly pompouss when I tell someone that they are a "Vile fiend!"

"Meticulous"

I don't know why, I just absolutely love it. It's also the best way to describe my Dragon Age playthroughs!

 

[Queen Michael]

"Manga." Pleasing to say and hear, and means something absolutely lovely.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I like words/terms that sound good such as "Karma", "Good deed" and "ricochet".

Also "PHANTASMAGORIA"! Because that's a fun word.

 

[Evonisia]

"Bugger" and any of the similar words like Buggering, Buggered etc.

It's just a delightful word and one I can only associate with Britishness.

 

[Bloodstain]

In English? Probably "erinaceous" and "defenestration". No favourite words of my mother tongue (German) come to my mind right now.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Coração, portuguese for "heart"

 

[Ubersupersloth]

Spelunker. It's just fun to say. ^_^

 

[Mr_Spanky]

"Linoleum". Just say it a couple times to yourself.

Or possibly the American pronunciation of "aluminum". Every time I hear it it sounds like Harry Potter's about to cast a spell on me . . .

 

[Malbourne]

Pernicious
Sounds like a really cheeky word to describe a harmful thing, like it's meant to describe a puppy rather than a rat.

Bauble
It could have just been a fun word to say like "bubble," but it goes the extra mile by sounding a lot like "bobble" and coming with it's amusing connotations. That, and it looks like it should be pronounced "bow-bull."

Shamisen
While we're on the subject of stringed instruments with foreign names that are fun to pronounce.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Taco.

It's quite satisfying to say and it also happens to be a delicious food. Also, saying it over and over at a fast pace can help you if you're learning how to double tongue (an instrumental technique that allows to you articulate notes at a faster pace).

 

[Angelous Wang]

Bloody, Hell, Superior, Emperor, Malevolent/Malevolence, Slaughter, Malice, Hatred, Rage, *****, Slut, Whore, Fuck(and any ending version of).

I like Dark/Evil/Gothic/Violent things, that extends to words.

I say "bloody" allot in real life, normally as a negative or expletive toward whatever I am talking about.

 

[giles]

discombobulated

I like the language in general, but that word is especially fun

 

[VladG]

"Screwnicorn". Without a doubt it's "screwnicorn".

And I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for you. You'll just have to google it on your own.

 

[JoJo]

It's more a phrase than a word but at the moment I really like the expression "hog wild", meaning "out of control". I'm not sure where it originates from but it's got an amusing mental image to it.

 

[Jolly Co-operator]

"Faff". It suits its definition perfectly. It doesn't matter what someone is doing, if you refer to it as "faffing about", it'll sound insignificant

 

[shootthebandit]

"Linoleum". Just say it a couple times to yourself.

Or possibly the American pronunciation of "aluminum". Every time I hear it it sounds like Harry Potter's about to cast a spell on me . . .

Theres a good billy connolly one where hes on about "a roll of linoleum" or as he says "a loll of rinomeum"

I like the work fuck

Thankfully the aforementioned billy connolly is here to explain.


ill just add that the word fuck is so incredibly versatile. You can use it in just about any old fucking sentence and it makes sense. Happiness, distaste, anger and pretty much any emotion can be described. You can describe the state of something, if someone says something is broken its not the same as saying simply "its fucked", at work I have someone bring me a component and they says "its fucked" I know thats not going to be an easy job. You can even use the word fuck as a verb "I fucked her last night". You can use it in replace of a proper noun e.g "who is that fucker"

There are many more uses of the word too. It is truely one of the most versatile words. Yes swearing may be a symptom of a limited vocabulary but I dont need all these words when I can use the word fuck in any situation

Edit:

discombobulated

I like the language in general, but that word is especially fun

Yes that is a good word but splice the word fuck in there and its even better. Discom-fucking-bobulated. Just listen to how beautiful that sounds