I like to find new words that I have not seen before or words that I have seen but never really bothered to look up. Words that envoke their meaning in their pronunciation.
My word today is
'Gobsmacked'
Shocked, as if smacked “hit”in the gob “mouth Irish / Scottish gaelic
Gota word?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Rectilinear, cuz it sounds dirty...I'm comin' at ya rectilinear like..
JohnnyThorazine
Level 7
Mar 19, 2018
1
Piroclastic excuse the spelling. it just sounds good to say and sounds big and complecated and it is
LeighShelton
Level 8
Mar 18, 2018
0
cava:
Pyroclastic?..volcanic ejaculation
Pyroclastic flow: a fast flowing avalanche of hot smoke and rocks. Famous for completing the destruction of Pompeii. If you want to see it happening from a safe distance, consider visiting the Carribean island Montserrat.
that's it, the word just roles of the tongue and does kind of explain something really big. it's mother nature reminding us puny humans who is boss
I like 'raconteur'. It's always a pleasure to run into one.
rac·on·teur
ˌräˌkänˈtər/Submit
noun
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
synonyms: storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator.
Origin
early 19th century: French, from raconter ‘relate, recount.’
KKGator
Level 9
Mar 18, 2018
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cava:
Blarney
Grandiloquent- using big words to show off. Which I often do.
JoelLovell
Level 6
Mar 18, 2018
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cava:
Reminds me of Groucho Marx...Duck Soup Chicolini's trial
A very well known word.
@DUCHESSA what English word isn't amongst those who read often.
@DUCHESSA if you didn't notice it was in context to the question wasn't the most obscure word I know btw.
If that was your point.
@JoelLovell No, dear, that was not my point....
Languid - displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
Lunashadow
Level 5
Mar 18, 2018
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cava:
Very sexy word...
@cava I agree! I first heard that word in a Doors song when I was about 12 or so. The Movie, I think it's called. The lyric was "We filed slowly, languidly into the hall.
The auditorium was vast and silent."
cava:
@Lunashadow He was a poet for sure.
I love the word "verbose." It's fun to say. I can be verbose, at times.
Deb57
Level 8
Mar 18, 2018
4
cava:
I like using interesting words, but I tend towards minimalism in expression, which does not always work out. Verbose is just right...not too much.
It means to use more words than necessary to describe something or make a point, etc.
cava:
@ThatpersonIam using or expressed in more words than are needed.
astonished-Australian/English origin
sassygirl3869
Level 9
Mar 18, 2018
1
I like "bloviate" because so many people do it.
marga
Level 7
Mar 18, 2018
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