“‘Refulgence,’ the glorious splendor emanating from something.”
“‘Sphygmomanometer,’ the official name for the blood pressure cuff. It sounds fun.”
“‘Pumpernickel,’ because there are so many fun sounds in it.”
“‘Quixotic.’ I like the sound and meaning.”
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Comments
RoeDapple 2 years, 6 months ago
According to a certain website its "b@st@rds!" but I don't think so. Is this a ploy to figure out passwords? In that case it's pNeumoNoultramicroScopicSilicovolcaNocoNioSiS18436572.
RoeDapple 2 years, 6 months ago
Guess I shoulda said . . . . "FIRST!"
RoeDapple 2 years, 6 months ago
July 18th is anti-bigot day.
Also, it appears the deer have discovered my tomato plants. The dirty b@st@ . . .!
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
Oh, now, fess up, you are just fattening them up. I may go out there, wherever out there may be, and tell them of this nefarious plot. Or, keep them all at home with me during the dire season.
pace 2 years, 6 months ago
I love shunganunga, played in it as a kid.
RoeDapple 2 years, 6 months ago
Predictable comes to mind . . .
Mary Darst 2 years, 6 months ago
ominous..... 2nd favorite word. Can't put down my 1st favorite word.
Steve Miller 2 years, 6 months ago
shankodog
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
Obama
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
The good husband.
rockchalker52 2 years, 6 months ago
There are many so it's hard to settle on just one. It's like asking g_rock to pick a favorite beach or Roe to choose a favorite firearm.
Currently, in the insult category, I like 'jag-a-lope.' Somedude20, I think it was, brought that one to my attention. Also, it's like George Burns says in 'The Sunshine Boys' - 'P' words are funny. If you're in a bind, spit out some 'P' words. Pickle is a funny word.
somedude20 2 years, 6 months ago
Jag-a-loon: "Any one adult person who engages in acts of a mentally retarded child. Someone who clearly demonstrates a lack of commitment to maturity and the responsibilities that come with it." FYI, I learned it from the movie "Step Brothers"
RoeDapple 2 years, 6 months ago
"Screw it. I'm going to crack open a beer, sit down, and wait for Babboy's response." - T_O_B
Flippin' comes to mind
LadyJ 2 years, 6 months ago
I can tell you my least favorite word right now, hot.
labmonkey 2 years, 6 months ago
To vs. two vs. too.
jaycat 2 years, 6 months ago
Firetruck?
somedude20 2 years, 6 months ago
succulent moist cumbersome scrumptious disingenuous mesothelioma (thank you TV commercial) compassionate conservative
Richard Payton 2 years, 6 months ago
Freedom
somedude20 2 years, 6 months ago
I also like these words: hangers pillows orbs frost detectors double lattes hooters traffic stoppers Double Whoppers frontal lobes knockers Chi Omegas bowling pins twin peaks beach umbrellas melons cans
by somedude20
Sheryl Wiggins 2 years, 6 months ago
conflagration or ebullient or maybe melancholy
Soap 2 years, 6 months ago
Bitch!
trinity 2 years, 6 months ago
is slanderjelly considered one word? if not-then I choose egregious.
Phoghorn 2 years, 6 months ago
Step 1. Go to Youtube and look up "Bobby Knight Explains His Favorite Word".
Step 2. Sit back and enjoy.
WARNING: Not safe for work!
Phoghorn 2 years, 6 months ago
As for me, I like the word "propellant".
Sheryl Wiggins 2 years, 6 months ago
culchie and/or malaka are two favorites as well
riverdrifter 2 years, 6 months ago
Words I use when discussing the guvnor: Jackalope Jerkbait Tinhorn
Shane Garrett 2 years, 6 months ago
SNAFU
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
Did not see this when I commented below. Used the same word twice. I lose. But, there will be a next time, my friend.
he_who_knows_all 2 years, 6 months ago
Bacon
goodcountrypeople 2 years, 6 months ago
epiphany--but the experience of enlightenment is obviously not relevant to life in KS.
rockchalker52 2 years, 6 months ago
Based on your avatar & your attitude, I bet you spend a lot of time looking in the mirror.
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
My fanny you are, I know good country people, and you ain't one. Now, have fun with that.
verity 2 years, 6 months ago
I would agree with quixotic, but I can't pronounce it.
jaywalker 2 years, 6 months ago
YES
somedude20 2 years, 6 months ago
JAFO!!!!! Blue Thunder!
by somedude20
Heisenberg 2 years, 6 months ago
Moist.
verity 2 years, 6 months ago
I think the cat's still dead. Or do I have the wrong principle?
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
The cat is both alive and dead, it phases in and out like the Higgs Bosum.
verity 2 years, 6 months ago
That made me laugh! Thanks, frankie.
Heisenberg 2 years, 6 months ago
by Heisenberg
verity 2 years, 6 months ago
Wrong cat.
Ode to Spot (composed by Data in anapestic tetrameter)
Felix catus is your taxonomic nomenclature an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature your visual, olfactory and auditory senses contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses . . .
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion . . .
verity 2 years, 6 months ago
The posting faeries took out all my line endings. I am enraged.
jaycat 2 years, 6 months ago
Bazinga!
pace 2 years, 6 months ago
Bangboard, heard it picking corn. have used it in scrabble twice.
Topple 2 years, 6 months ago
Noodling.
trinity 2 years, 6 months ago
Oh Oh Oh! Thought of a word I love&have to ask the pronunciation every flippin' time I want to say it-QUINOA, lol. Bruschetta, anyone? ;)
trinity 2 years, 6 months ago
THANK you bcman! :) I do like the stuff!
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
snafu
scopi_guy 2 years, 6 months ago
Foment
Least favorite: stool.
"Do I take this stool softener internally or just apply it directly to the stool?" --Pickles Oblong
Flap Doodle 2 years, 6 months ago
Gravy
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
Red-eye gravy, to those unaccustomed to the nobler things in life, requires first a good, well-cured country ham. Smithfield and genuine Virginia hams are ideal for this.
Take a slice of uncooked ham with most or much of the fat left on. Fry the ham in its own fat until nicely browned on both sides. When it is cooked, transfer the ham to a warm platter and add boiling black coffee to the skillet, scraping to dissolve the particles that cling to the bottom and sides.
That is red-eye gravy, which you pour over the ham and serve.
The name "red-eye gravy" (sometimes referred to as "red-ham gravy") derives from the fact that a circle or oval of liquid fat with a slightly reddish cast will form on the surface of the gravy when it is reduced. This is the "eye" of the name.
Recipe Source: Southern Cooking by Craig Claiborne (Times Books)
Christine Anderson 2 years, 6 months ago
Manure.
Leslie Swearingen 2 years, 6 months ago
Shazbot
Kyle Neuer 2 years, 6 months ago
Smegma Spasmodic Frog or the far flung Isles of Langerhans.
Flap Doodle 2 years, 6 months ago
Woof!
riverdrifter 2 years, 6 months ago
Don't even get me going with oil field slang; to wit: a 'choke' is the same thing as a 'nipple'.
sjgreen 2 years, 6 months ago
Halcyon -- love the way it sounds and what it means.
beatrice 2 years, 6 months ago
PARTY!
beatrice 2 years, 6 months ago
I also like that word they had everyone spell at Woodstock.
Katara 2 years, 6 months ago
cromulent
grammaddy 2 years, 6 months ago
Grammy.
Gart 2 years, 6 months ago
Favorite word..."What?" Selective or cognitive. This word works. Great for letting small crap that I do not want to deal with go... A caveat, "Sorry, I just can't hear ya"....Works most of the time, but not all of the time. Am careful with that one.
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