i was wondering if any of you knew any amazing awesome words, (my faves: eureka and euphoria) got any? give me the definition too! thanks
2007-03-24 06:30:35 · 4 answers · asked by pinkfuzzy92 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My favorite word (or one of them) is zeugma, pl. zeugmata. It's when one word relates to modify two or more words in a different sense for each.
She left in a cab and a hurry.
The farmers grew corn, potatoes, and bored.
2007-03-24 06:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by davieboy104 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
twitterpated
to be completely enamored with someone/something. 2) the flighty exciting feling you get when you think about/see the object of your affection. 3) romantically (ahem)excited (i.e.: aroused) 4) the ever increasing acceleration of heartbeat and body temperature as a result of being engulfed amidst the exhilaration and joy of being/having a romantic entity in someone's life.
bumfuzzled
Confused, bereft of knowledge about a particular thing.
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2007-03-24 14:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by SweetKarma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of my favorites, just to name a few, are:
*Harbinger*- a Messenger
*lament/Lamentation*-sorrowful regret
*Masticate/mastication*- to chew
(good to use at lunch)
*gesticulate/ gesticulation*- to gesture as you speak
*machination- evil, devisive scheme
*nefarius- wicked, evil
2007-03-24 15:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeehaw (said by country folk when they're excited)
Yowza (yikes!)
2007-03-24 13:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by Baileysmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋