What are some of your favorite words?

[jammies]

I'm a big fan of certain words - mostly words that are goofy, or have some kind of interesting sound to them, so I thought I'd post a few and see if anyone has some favorites of their own that need to be savoured:

1. Chupacabra! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

I drive my friends crazy with the random "Chupacabra!" given as answer to completely unrelated questions, like "Where do you want to go for lunch?" "Chupacabra!" (followed sometimes by a spoken "Ha ha ha!")

2. Sassafras

Say it and you'll understand - if only there was a language consisting entirely of Sassafras! No-one would understand anyone else, but you'd sound so cool speaking it!

3. Curmudgeon

Doesn't even look like English, does it? It just rules on so many levels, I don't even have space here to go on about it. Use it. Now.

4. Spank

Is there any word which is more onomatopoeic? In an alternate universe, would spank mean fork, or concrete, or mathematics? I think not! It is the perfect word to describe, well, spanking!

5. Whippoorwill

Did you know a whippoorwill is a kind of nightjar? It's like 2 cool words in one! Granted, you can't use it in casual conversation much (unlike Chupacabra!), but when you do manage to work it in, your audience will stay awake all night repeating it to themselves, entranced by the wonder that is the whippoorwill!

[JohnnyB]

I'm partial to 'haberdasher'.

[Caged Great]

chesterfield (it annoys my teacher)

[Eastern Girl]

I like saying and hearing, "Dangle."

[JiriHrdina]

Ballyhoo.

As in "Enough of this ballyhoo - let's get down to work".

Tom Foolery can also be used in it's place and is equally as cool.

[Displaced Flames fan]

wee - greatest adjective ever, but admitedly not as effective without a Scotish accent.

huckleberry! Such a nonsensical name and I would venture a good portion of the population thinks it doesn't even exist. Not only is it fun to say, it does exist, is native to, well, where I am native to and is just about the yummiest thing on the planet.

and to Jiri's direction, Shenanagins is always grand on any scale!

[pope04]

Great thread!

This word came to mind immediately:

Brouhaha (sp?)......especially pertaining to hockey.

[socalwingfan]

1. Chump
2. Pimpmobile

[Eastern Girl]

Extravaganza is another that I like. I work it into as many situations as possible. Everything is an extravaganza with me.

[Dan02]

1.
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3. er


hmmmm appears all my favourite words are censored on this forum.....

[PowerPlayoffs06]

Shenanigans
Twit
Tool
######
Brutal
Asshat
Owned

And of course, good ol', all-purpose...

F***

[kermitology]

Truck.. it's what I call a 5 year old power word.

I love that word.

[RW99]

I couldn't resist

10. Chump
9. Chumpette
8. Yours
7. Up
6. Pimpmobile
5. Bite
4. My
3. Shiny
2. Daffodil
1. Ass

[Eastern Girl]

Originally Posted by RW99

I couldn't resist

10. Chump
9. Chumpette
8. Yours
7. Up
6. Pimpmobile
5. Bite
4. My
3. Shiny
2. Daffodil
1. Ass

Just watched this the other day...

[Prototype]

For some reason... ######. Like ######bag... ######ry... Or the sound effect people use to describe a punch.

[CrusaderPi]

Nubile

######bag is probably #2. "Damn you and your ######baggery"

[Dion]

Hullabaloo:
. Agitation: disturbance usually in protest

Tally ho:
.This is an exclamation used for encouragement before doing something difficult or dangerous.

[Flash Walken]

leitmotif

[flylock shox]

Chach.

Diabolical.

[FireFly]

cheese. I like the sound of the word. It makes me smile.