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Regular visitors may have noticed that I am a bit behind in posting entries. As some of you know, I have multiple sclerosis and it does, from time to time, interfere with my work. In any case, if you have submitted a word and it has not appeared, don’t assume that it won’t in the near future — it’s probably just fidgeting in the queue.
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17
Confuddled
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A hybrid of ‘confused’ and ‘muddled’. A mutation which further demonstrates the state of the individual described, with a dash of humour.
Gary
New Zealand
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17
Mendicant
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A mendicant is a wandering beggar, without the stigma attached to the word “beggar.” It’s often used to describe ascetics (another wonderful word) who wander from town to town. I’ve recently realized the hard “c” matched with a sharp “t” look and sound really good together - I have no idea why I think this. Runners-up include retinaculum, ascetic and peripatetic. I love it!
Rgyoga
Pittsburgh
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17
It’s amusing that you can turn most nouns into verbs in English. I like this one especially in contexts, where it’s opposed to having the computer check something.
Andras Mueller
Leipzig, Germany
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17
Spindrift
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The word simply sounds good when said aloud, and it looks good in its written state. Picture ships at sea battling the mighty spindrift they encounter! The word captures the feeling conveyed in all those great Alistair McLean and Hammond Innes books.
Mark Anderson
Cortland, Illinois
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17
Twig
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I love this word because every time I hear it it brings a smile to my face. it sounds so much like what it is. I hear twig, I picture something small and, well, twiggy! More so, this site didn’t have Twig on its list, so I had to post it.
Terra
AZ
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17
Grandiloquence
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A combination of eloquence and grandiose. This should be self-explanatory.
Usi
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17
Modality
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A word frequently used by 419 scammers in their e-mails (the ones which promise you millions of dollars 100% risk free). The word always makes me giggle.
Mike
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17
Lest
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This is my father’s favorite word. Because it says so much in such little space. In Danish it translates to three whole words!
Oskar
Denmark
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17
Verschtimmt
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It’s what it is, verschtimmt, a hopeless mess!
Jim
Quincy, MA
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