What’s your favourite word and why?

I absolutely love the word "Fabulous" I say it all the time. And you know it's catching on when my 2nd graders start saying it. Just today, they asked what we were doing after lunch and I said "writing" to which they replied... "that's fabulous". 🙂
 
Tasha said:
The F word? or the 'eff' word.
Tasha bad. grow up.
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Haha! I love the F word! It came to mind instantly!!! I wish I could spell it over and over!!! I don't know if I'm alls grows up yet but I think it'll be my favorite word even when I'm 90! There's just something so liberating and fun about saying it. Why is that I wonder? It's just a word you're not supposed to say....swear words are fun like that. Does anyone know the origin of the F word? F, F , F!!! (sorry, went on an F'in rant here!):lmao:
 
Airam
Airam
LMAO! My egg is EFFING FABULOUS!
I love words so much that I have a hard time picking just one favourite. But these are the ones that popped up in my mind today:

marchmellow
- Ok, so I made up that word, years and year ago. I love it, nonetheless. It accurately describes how I felt just then.

vonbroten
- a Norwegian adjective that means that the person has "had her hopes broken".

lassie
- as in the Scottish word for "girl", not as in the dog on telly.
 
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Summerlilly
Vonbroten. I have been vonbroten. Verb.
Bluebird
Bluebird
I say lassie all the time, without realising it, but that'll be cos I'm a Scottish lassie haha
Airam said:
My favorite word without a doubt is the infamous F word, lol. I have the mouth of a trucker, seriously.
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You make that sound like it's a bad thing. Cool. Nice. Dude. I would add to the list only when in conjunction with the previous, ie "no f'in way, man.." or "no f'in way, dude".

Usually in agreement it is man, and disagreement is it dude. For example, "no f'in way, man" would be a positive expression- "you got that those leather pants on sale? no f'in way, man!" whereas the opposite would be "you thought those leather pants were too expensive? no f'in way, dude"

The use of the word dude, contrary to its origination does not imply a dandy or is referring to one sex or the other.
 
Airam
Airam
No actually i'm known for being quite proud of my trucker mouth :D
Summerlilly said:
Does anyone know the origin of the F word? F, F , F!!! (sorry, went on an F'in rant here!):lmao:
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I only know the origin of it's German counterpart (which is likely to be closely related, as it has all the same consonants and basically just an "i" instead of the "u"). It originally means "to chastise/whip somebody with a wooden cane".
 
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Summerlilly
Hmmm...sounds painful. :(
Mumrik
Mumrik
I... didn't know that. The things you learn here... xD
F word....Jew?


I love saying "Skà¸nno frà¸nno"

It means absolutely nothing. It's like when Ned Flanders is talking. "Skà¸n" roughly means gorgeous, so translated I'm saying Gorgeously infniddily...It's just fun to say, randomly.
 
Summerlilly said:
Haha! I love the F word! It came to mind instantly!!! I wish I could spell it over and over!!! I don't know if I'm alls grows up yet but I think it'll be my favorite word even when I'm 90! There's just something so liberating and fun about saying it. Why is that I wonder? It's just a word you're not supposed to say....swear words are fun like that. Does anyone know the origin of the F word? F, F , F!!! (sorry, went on an F'in rant here!):lmao:
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If there was ever any doubt, there definitely isn't now, you are clearly my spawn :biggrin:

Video of the History of the F word (watch at your own discretion) its effing hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26UA578yQ5g
 
Skanky Vamp
Skanky Vamp
hopefully not your best asset
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Summerlilly
What do you mean by that Scobro!
Defenestrate: To throw out of a window.

Usage: Actually a perfect, double example.

-"and in return I can do anything I want." the vampire said before Angel defenestrated him, early in Angel: Season 1-


Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.[1] The term "defenestration" was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- (from) and fenestra (window or opening).[2]

The act carries the connotation of forcibly or peremptorily removing an adversary, and is sometimes used in just that sense[3]; it also suggests breaking the windows in the process (de- also means removal). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws himself or herself, or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.
 
I'd just like to say that I love this thread. It's one of my favorite questions to ask and people always give me wanky looks when I ask.

I'm torn between "well" and "abhor." I like "well" because it can function as every part of speech except a preposition and a conjunction (I group articles under adjectives and pronouns under nouns). And I like abhor because it's fun to say and it's adore (its antonym) with the "b" turned around, no "h," and an "e" at the end.

...I think about this way too much.
 
Oh, crap, I'm an English major and I forgot to have a favorite word! And I forgot not to seek a degree in a field which probably won't make my post-grad job hunt an easy endeavor.

Uh... "Zdravey" is Bulgarian for hello. I like that one.

I've decided that I do not have a favorite English word. I kind of understand the c-word hating, then again... I don't really understand hating any word. At least, well, I understand hating a word based on how the user intends it, but the word by itself, if not meant in such-and-such a way, is just a word. With that said, for a curse word, I'm quite fond of the c-word. Except when using it ends up with a red woman-sized hand-print ends up on my face. Hm. (And to clarify: the slap is simply from saying the word, not directing it at the slapper!)
 
Airam
Airam
lol
I don't know if I have a favourite word out of them all, but the F word I do say a lot, as in 'f*ck a duck!'. That's a good expression to shout loudly. I use Scottish words though instead of the English equivalent, so probably a lot of Scottish swear words. 😀
 
My favourite is probably "kvetch". It means to complain or whine chronically. I just think it fits its definition perfectly, and it's lots of fun to say. Especially when you tell someone to stop their kvetching. 9 times out of 10 they do, cause they're trying to work out what the hell you just said.

I do also love "masticate". It means to chew. I'll let you make the jokes.
 
Gotta be the "F" word. That's actually quite a deressing state of affairs for an English major. Depressing or not I curse like a sailor. I can't really put my finger on why but I think Tommy Tiernan's explanation very much rings true for me.

I'm an Irish person speaking the English language; it doesn't suit my soul. In fact, the English language is like a brick wall between me and you...so I use "f**k as my chisel.😀
 
I don't really have a 'favourite' word, but I have words I say way too much, which I suppose could be classed as my favourite words. I always attempt not to curse, so I generally overuse the words 'Frak' and 'Sugar' in replacement of...Well, you know. 😉 I also over use the words 'Dude', 'Awesome' and 'Totally'. I also tend to use normal words and add the suffix '-y' or '-ly' or something on it, just because I like to make up my own words. Re-reading this over, I realise I most speak really weirdly...
 
I've got a couple of great words I use all the time, but I think my favorite "gratuitous". I love it because it has a lot of syllables in it, and it sounds all funny too. It's like, instead of saying "a lot" as in, "I have a lot of awesomeness right now." I usually say, "There's a gratuitous amount of awesomeness UP IN HERE!" and then that's when I break out into awkward dancing to embarrass my friends. Oh, and "awesome" would have to be my second favorite word as well.
 
I often find myself using Buffyisms in everyday life. So, if not a specific word, I really love that sort of speech pattern.
 
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Anya Jenkins-Harris
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