“‘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 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
Guess I shoulda said . . . . "FIRST!"
RoeDapple 10 months, 1 week ago
July 18th is anti-bigot day.
Also, it appears the deer have discovered my tomato plants. The dirty b@st@ . . .!
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week 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.
Andini 10 months, 1 week ago
My wifes is "no".
Andini 10 months, 1 week ago
Shunganunga
pace 10 months, 1 week ago
I love shunganunga, played in it as a kid.
faceit 10 months, 1 week ago
compulsive
RoeDapple 10 months, 1 week ago
Predictable comes to mind . . .
charliejohnson 10 months, 1 week ago
ominous..... 2nd favorite word. Can't put down my 1st favorite word.
milkman_dan 10 months, 1 week ago
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dudedog12 10 months, 1 week ago
shankodog
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
Obama
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
The good husband.
rockchalker52 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
I can tell you my least favorite word right now, hot.
labmonkey 10 months, 1 week ago
To vs. two vs. too.
jaycat 10 months, 1 week ago
Firetruck?
somedude20 10 months, 1 week ago
succulent moist cumbersome scrumptious disingenuous mesothelioma (thank you TV commercial) compassionate conservative
rtpayton 10 months, 1 week ago
Freedom
somedude20 10 months, 1 week 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
Did_I_say_that 10 months, 1 week ago
Love - Help spread the word.
Did_I_say_that 10 months, 1 week ago
I could have went with legs.
Finnbar1 10 months, 1 week ago
conflagration or ebullient or maybe melancholy
Soap 10 months, 1 week ago
Bitch!
trinity 10 months, 1 week ago
is slanderjelly considered one word? if not-then I choose egregious.
CWGOKU 10 months, 1 week ago
Spew
Phoghorn 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
As for me, I like the word "propellant".
Finnbar1 10 months, 1 week ago
culchie and/or malaka are two favorites as well
riverdrifter 10 months, 1 week ago
Words I use when discussing the guvnor: Jackalope Jerkbait Tinhorn
Wallythewalrus 10 months, 1 week ago
SNAFU
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
Bacon
goodcountrypeople 10 months, 1 week ago
epiphany--but the experience of enlightenment is obviously not relevant to life in KS.
rockchalker52 10 months, 1 week ago
Based on your avatar & your attitude, I bet you spend a lot of time looking in the mirror.
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
My fanny you are, I know good country people, and you ain't one. Now, have fun with that.
verity 10 months, 1 week ago
I would agree with quixotic, but I can't pronounce it.
jaywalker 10 months, 1 week ago
YES
somedude20 10 months, 1 week ago
JAFO!!!!! Blue Thunder!
by somedude20
Heisenberg 10 months, 1 week ago
Moist.
verity 10 months, 1 week ago
I think the cat's still dead. Or do I have the wrong principle?
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
The cat is both alive and dead, it phases in and out like the Higgs Bosum.
verity 10 months, 1 week ago
That made me laugh! Thanks, frankie.
Heisenberg 10 months, 1 week ago
by Heisenberg
verity 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
The posting faeries took out all my line endings. I am enraged.
CWGOKU 10 months, 1 week ago
As an avid reader and crossword puzzle worker, I know that there are copious amounts of wonderful words out there, thus I find this question flipping silly. I do like Trinity's choice of egregious. But, alas, I'll go with neato, or whatever Spacehog would have said.
jaycat 10 months, 1 week ago
Bazinga!
pace 10 months, 1 week ago
Bangboard, heard it picking corn. have used it in scrabble twice.
Topple 10 months, 1 week ago
Noodling.
trinity 10 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 1 week ago
THANK you bcman! :) I do like the stuff!
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 10 months, 1 week ago
T_O_B, I still call it "Spacehog bong rips" . That way there is no pronunciation questions.
I, much the same as rockchalker, have a predilection towards words with plosive "P" constants.
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
snafu
scopi_guy 10 months, 1 week ago
Foment
Least favorite: stool.
"Do I take this stool softener internally or just apply it directly to the stool?" --Pickles Oblong
snap_pop_no_crackle 10 months, 1 week ago
Gravy
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week 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)
misplacedcheesehead 10 months, 1 week ago
Manure.
Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago
Shazbot
radiohawk 10 months, 1 week ago
Smegma Spasmodic Frog or the far flung Isles of Langerhans.
Did_I_say_that 10 months, 1 week ago
Iditarod
http://tinyurl.com/2ez23c
snap_pop_no_crackle 10 months, 1 week ago
Woof!
riverdrifter 10 months, 1 week ago
Don't even get me going with oil field slang; to wit: a 'choke' is the same thing as a 'nipple'.
sjgreen 10 months, 1 week ago
Halcyon -- love the way it sounds and what it means.
beatrice 10 months, 1 week ago
PARTY!
beatrice 10 months, 1 week ago
I also like that word they had everyone spell at Woodstock.
Katara 10 months, 1 week ago
cromulent
grammaddy 10 months, 1 week ago
Grammy.
Gart 10 months, 1 week 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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