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These are so much fun. Thank you! Hugs!
Thanks for sharing this list of the funniest words in the English language. I think I’ll distribute them to my ESL students. Just when they thought they were beginning to get a handle on English…
I probably still use about 8 of them
I want to give you a big canoodle! or maybe I meant canoli…
I love words, Mimi!!!!
There are some I use too, tom. And now some I will.
Mimi, thanks these are great, if you want to find out some funnier and more unusual words I advise you to grab a copy of Reading the OED, an interesting and incredible and fun book,
blessings,
Mike
There’s so many of them! My faves are smellfungus, callipygian, and wabbit, but lots of them are great. About #36, I think that if a word is about as long as its definition, it’s probably better to just go with the definition? Thanks for the fun!
I love these Mimi. I was just reading a blog by Siona about the most beautiful words in the English language. Thanks for sharing this.
oh fab. I must print this out and USE these! Formication. I wonder if I can get away with that in a story? ;-)
It is fun to see these words - I kept hearing doppleganger and schadenfreude on TV .
It would hurt my brain trying to figure out from context what it meant.
Closest I could get for doppleganger was “imposter”. So i”m glad I’ll know what it is next time I hear it.
Re formication, I knew it had something to do with ants. When I worked in the garden and dug up an ants’ nest, they would send off a strong odor (we’re being attacked). I found it they were producing formic acid. I think formic acid has some medicinal use. It has a very distinct sweet sickening swell. More useless information - unless, of course, you are playing Trivial Pursuit! I hope you get to use Formication somewhere, Sandra ;>)
Thanks all for commenting and joining in the fun.
What a treat! This kind of thing makes my day … or, really, my week! I signed up for A Word A Day with the eloquent Anu Garg. But a list like this is like being a kid in a candy shop! Thanks for sharing!
Lovin’ this blog of yours!
I’m with Maze… I use about 8 of these words on a regular basis. Words can be so much fun and I love to use unusual words.
Hugs!
-Susan
How about this one - Gallimaufry. Makes you wonder how these words ever came to be…
Mimi,
You are ONE, AWESOME woman.
Silence speaks so much louder than words, sometimes.
You’re the best.
Hugs!
-Susan
I love you Mimi ! ;-D And Lala and I will be making brownies from your recipe soon.! I’ll take pictures and post them for you.
Love you more ;>) Hope you have fun baking the brownies. They will become a favourite for sure. Put them in an 8” pan and don’t overbake. But they are good even if they are over baked. Can’t wait to see the photos!
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