No swearing, please.
I'm partial to "poetaster" (an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse) and "cogitate" (to think deeply or intently) and "parsimonious" (frugal to excess)
What are some of your favorite words that nobody ever uses???
2007-03-13 04:38:27 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Chutzpah" Means extreme confidence in oneself.
2007-03-13 05:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by Sherbert 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the word "taut" but very seldom hear it. I don't use it too often anymore, the first time I used it to my hubby, he didn;t know what I was talking about. He was upset working on something and I told him" I don"t think it is taut enough" He asked what I was taking about and told me to leave the garage that he had enough problems he didn't want to play dictionary with me. I used it once after that and he ask me not to use it say " I have never heard of such a word" . Told him to look it up in the dictionary and he never did. Told me to use "tight" This was about 40 yrs. ago and I will never forget it. Some times I laugh about it.
2007-03-13 05:06:12 · answer #2 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
defenestration - the act of throwing someone out of a window. A very useful word.
onamatopea - describes words that sound like what they describe eg quack.
segue - to change the subject without pause
oligarchy - I don't know what it means I just like it
discombobulate - confuse
laissez faire - control without interfering
tmesis - add a bit in the middle of a word for emphasis - absa-ma-lutely !
absamalutely - only used by edumacated people.
I also like words that used to mean a bad thing but now mean a good thing, or vice versa eg sophisticated, used to be a bad thing.
2007-03-13 05:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by =42 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supercalifragilistcexpialidoucious (Ithink thats how you spell it)
or the following three
qwertyuiop:a bird chirping at you to get up
asdfghjkl: an elephant's sneeze
zxcvbnm: and ancient prehistoric creature
2007-03-13 16:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by Upgrade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vietnam
2007-03-13 04:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by weezy f. baby Young money 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ehh it's not cool but it's my longest word that I know.
Antidisestablishmentarianism
It has 28 letters but not many people my age (14) know about it.
2007-03-13 04:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
condign (fitting or appropriate, as a condign punishment)
assiduous (attending closely to one's duties)
supererogatory (doing more than is necessary)
2007-03-13 05:01:45 · answer #7 · answered by CanProf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cornecopia. I'm not sure if thats how you spell it.
2007-03-13 04:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wonky.
if that's a real word. but nevertheless - its cool! :D
2007-03-13 04:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by elli_novatcheva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like "flatulence" and "bunion", because they sound like what they are.
2007-03-13 04:42:35 · answer #10 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋