Words you love.

[TheDecameron]

I'm fond of neologisms, many emanating from across the Atlantic. There was a period when I couldn't keep my fingers away from 'vajazzle' - insinuating it into every pfm post I could for a while. I have to confess a similar amount of joy and fascination with '****abomb' when I discovered it for myself, though I think I only managed to insert it into one post. Loses its impact a bit though when Tony's profanity software converts it to asterisks. Any chance if an exception or compound nouns Tony?

 

[auric]

I'm sure a cunning linguist has them on the tip of her tongue.

 

[Time Audio]

Is this the bottom of the barrel on PFM now....?

Nah probably not....

 

[Big Tabs]

It bothered me that a classic like

Nazi Punks **** Off by Dead Kennedy's came out with ******* like stuff

 

[TheDecameron]

Shashlik and shish kabob are two other favourites of mine. I have to confess to primary process thinking much of the time. Sabine Lisicki, can that really be a tennis player??luls.

 

[Anex]

I always enjoy the output of the insult rule of swear + inanimate object e.g. cockwrench.
Technically should still be written as two words, but whatevs. I'm enjoying whatevs at the moment actually, one of those words which upsets old people.

 

[TheDecameron]

Can you do it in sign language though?

 

[mudlark]

I always enjoy the output of the insult rule of swear + inanimate object e.g. cockwrench.
Technically should still be written as two words, but whatevs. I'm enjoying whatevs at the moment actually, one of those words which upsets old people.

You need a better spelling for whatevs. Surely there is no "t" in the word. I think it's called a glottal stop. Being from Manchester, I am familiar with the sound. The noise is somewhere along the line that connects aah to agh.

 

[Joe Hutch]

I'm loving teh, but teh spellchecker thinks I mean 'the'. Lulz.

 

[doctorf]

I like the word moist.

 

[guey]

I'm enjoying whatevs at the moment actually, one of those words which upsets old people.

Surely you mean "wevs"?

 

[Anex]

You need a better spelling for whatevs. Surely there is no "t" in the word. I think it's called a glottal stop. Being from Manchester, I am familiar with the sound. The noise is somewhere along the line that connects aah to agh.

I won't be an advocate for poor diction.

 

[TheDecameron]

You need a better spelling for whatevs. Surely there is no "t" in the word. I think it's called a glottal stop. Being from Manchester, I am familiar with the sound. The noise is somewhere along the line that connects aah to agh.

How does one denote the glottal stop in type while holding the iPad in one hand, a "wagon wheel " in the other, in a recumbent position?

 

[Jo Sharp]

We need a Pythonesque Tinny and Woody word categorisation i think.

 

[rbrown]

I like the word flibbertigibbet. Full of assonance and internal rhyme and kind of onomatopoeic too. What a word!

Rich

 

[TheDecameron]

I also like man jack.

 

[deanf]

I like the Thai 'sanuk', great word.

 

[Anex]

Surely you mean "wevs"?

I like this too but it'll probably be a while before I can fully change over to using it. Need to give the olds time to catch up you naa?

 

[gassor]

One of my fav words is 'seconds' as at dinner when some nice person will say 'seconds anyone?'

 

[stormyuklondon1]

Squirrel. Makes me smile everytime I say it.