Favorite Words Thread.

[oggbashan]

Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary

The longest word normally quoted in English is the 52-letter word osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary, used in Thomas Love Peacock’s novel Headlong Hall. Not surprisingly, this lengthy word, which describes various components of the body, did not become the latest slang term after the 1816 novel was published.

 

[Leeloo777]

The longest word normally quoted in English is the 52-letter word osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary, used in Thomas Love Peacock’s novel Headlong Hall. Not surprisingly, this lengthy word, which describes various components of the body, did not become the latest slang term after the 1816 novel was published.

I'm not even going to attempt any pronunciation.



Another neat word is Bamboozle. It's just silly sounding.

 

[PayDay]

I'm not even going to attempt any pronunciation.

I did, it was hella epic.

 

[Leeloo777]

I did, it was hella epic.

I'm going to find a YouTube video to see if anyone can pronounce it.


Also, "snark" is a good word.

 

[PayDay]

Also, "snark" is a good word.

On this point I must disagree, as the pronunciation too closely resembles that of Snarf from the Thundercats.

osseO carni san guineO visceri carti laginO nervO medullarY

...methinks.<------

 

[PayDay]

Gots two from a Stallone flick called Oscar::
...both sound kind of dirty::
Dipthong
and
Colloquialism

 

[monoblanco]

A friend recently made my day when she sent me a text that included two of my favorite words:

Hoodwinked

and

Bamboozled

She had done both to herself oddly enough (use your imaginations).

 

[Jen963]

I have always like nefarious..Tomfoolery but its already been said

 

[respeito]

schadenfreude

umqombothi : From Wikipedia:

Umqombothi, from the Xhosa language, is a beer made from maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast and water. It is commonly found in South Africa. It is very rich in Vitamin B. The beer has a heavy and distinctly sour aroma. The beer does not have a very high alcohol content, usually less than 3%. In appearance, the beer is opaque and light tan in colour. It has a thick, creamy and gritty consistency (from the maize). Umqombothi is cheaper than commercial lager beers, brewed from barley and flavoured with hops flowers.

 

[Kyle_Rayner]

Gemutlich the translation doesn't really equate the emotion that the word implies.

 

[respeito]

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