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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

eltöredezettségmentesítőtleníttethetetlenségtelenítőtlenkedhetnétek

Is nice

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

I don't know that I have one now, but when I was a kid I liked "minimizing" because it was a pleasant pattern to type.

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Tttttt... So vulgar 🫣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Biblicore.

Not just do i love the word, but also what it describes: the smell of old books

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

I thought you said Biblecore and I thought it was a genre of music that I needed to avoid.

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"Defenestration".

The fact there's a specific word for throwing someone out of a window is hilarious. Even the word itself sounds funny to say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think "refenestration" which means to throw someone back into a building through the window is inherently funnier.

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THAT'S A THING??????

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Suss

verb. To suss something. To solve or figure it out. To come to understand it.

Short, sweet, one syllable. Two letters, three S's (which, honestly, do the heavy lifting) and U, the goth child of the vowels.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0

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Nibling. It’s the gender-neutral form of “niece” or “nephew”. Your sister is your sibling, your niece is your nibling.

Or sonder. That’s the feeling you get when thinking about the fact that everyone in the world lives a life just as vibrant and complex as your own.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

“Gruntled”! The wonderful opposite of disgruntled

And “gruntling” is an excellent old-timey word for baby pigs

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Skedaddle, I like how it can be playfully dismissive and throw people off when they're angry.

My favorite foreign word is Inverno (Italian for Winter).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

As opposed to "inferno" which is now a universal word for summer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

Blithering.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

I knew I should have looked it up.

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Chrysalis - just fun to say and sounds neat

Luminous - loved it ever since I first saw Empire Strikes Back when Yoda said "Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

trabajabamos... or maybe hablabamos

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

Soliloquizing

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do proper nouns count? If so Abu Dhabi is fun to say

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (5 children)

If Danish is allowed then "speciallægepraksisplanlægningsstabiliseringsperiode"

(Come at me, Germans!)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

(Come at me, Germans!)

Well, here is the obligatory Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Inasmuch. It is the totem pole trench of words.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Prestidigitation

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depending on the language. In English I like overwhelming or acknowledge, in Catalan I like xiuxiuejar it means to whisper, in Spanish I love almajaneque, it comes from Arabic and it means trebuchet.

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sesquipedalian.

Basically defines itself

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck! It's just so descriptive yet so vague. Can almost be used as a place holder for anything.

Fuck? Fuck! Fuck. Fucking, fucker, fucked. Fuck yourself you fucking fuck! Fucking hell mate. What the fuck? Finger fucked, proper fucked. Who gives a flying fuck. That fucking fucker fucked my fucking girlfriend, FUCK! That fucker over there. Fucking get over here. I'm gonna get the fuck out before I fuck myself.

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Though not a single word, I've always loved picket fence

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tatterdemalion

it's a beautiful words, fun to say, and I also like what it signifies

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Antedilluvian

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Ennui - it looks weird spelled but I love how it sounds and what it means…

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ennui

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Hazelnut, Mystify, Cuttlefish, Lark, Lurk, Robert, Anglican, Pheromone, Halter top, Marmalade, Hardware, Laser, Pepper, Release, Kneecap, Falafel, Period, Chaste, Chased, Leggings, Wool, Sweater, Heartbeat, Heartbeat, Heart, Beat, Heart, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Similar to: chough

It's a type of bird but good luck knowing how to pronounce it. Ahh, English.

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