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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

eltöredezettségmentesítőtleníttethetetlenségtelenítőtlenkedhetnétek

Is nice

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Skedaddle, I like how it can be playfully dismissive and throw people off when they're angry.

My favorite foreign word is Inverno (Italian for Winter).

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

As opposed to "inferno" which is now a universal word for summer

[–] remon@ani.social 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)
[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 2 days ago

I knew I should have looked it up.

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Houseofoliviereu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Tttttt... So vulgar 🫣

[–] imagineer@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"Defenestration".

The fact there's a specific word for throwing someone out of a window is hilarious. Even the word itself sounds funny to say.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think "refenestration" which means to throw someone back into a building through the window is inherently funnier.

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. The English language is a living language. All you need to do for refenestration to be a word is to start using it.
[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

oh you sly devil you

[–] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Inasmuch. It is the totem pole trench of words.

[–] fleebleneeble@reddthat.com 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Do proper nouns count? If so Abu Dhabi is fun to say

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't know that I have one now, but when I was a kid I liked "minimizing" because it was a pleasant pattern to type.

[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

trabajabamos... or maybe hablabamos

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Blithering.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 6 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If Danish is allowed then "speciallægepraksisplanlægningsstabiliseringsperiode"

(Come at me, Germans!)

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

(Come at me, Germans!)

Well, here is the obligatory Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.

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[–] Jonnyprophet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Suss

verb. To suss something. To solve or figure it out. To come to understand it.

Short, sweet, one syllable. Two letters, three S's (which, honestly, do the heavy lifting) and U, the goth child of the vowels.

[–] paulzy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Prestidigitation

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Depending on the language. In English I like overwhelming or acknowledge, in Catalan I like xiuxiuejar it means to whisper, in Spanish I love almajaneque, it comes from Arabic and it means trebuchet.

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[–] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago
[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Biblicore.

Not just do i love the word, but also what it describes: the smell of old books

[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I thought you said Biblecore and I thought it was a genre of music that I needed to avoid.

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fuck! It's just so descriptive yet so vague. Can almost be used as a place holder for anything.

Fuck? Fuck! Fuck. Fucking, fucker, fucked. Fuck yourself you fucking fuck! Fucking hell mate. What the fuck? Finger fucked, proper fucked. Who gives a flying fuck. That fucking fucker fucked my fucking girlfriend, FUCK! That fucker over there. Fucking get over here. I'm gonna get the fuck out before I fuck myself.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago

tatterdemalion

it's a beautiful words, fun to say, and I also like what it signifies

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Chrysalis - just fun to say and sounds neat

Luminous - loved it ever since I first saw Empire Strikes Back when Yoda said "Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter."

[–] McNasty@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

sesquipedalian.

Basically defines itself

“Gruntled”! The wonderful opposite of disgruntled

And “gruntling” is an excellent old-timey word for baby pigs

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Antedilluvian

[–] CalmChaos72@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Ennui - it looks weird spelled but I love how it sounds and what it means…

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ennui

[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 points 3 days ago

Soliloquizing

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago
[–] gegil@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

Nibling. It’s the gender-neutral form of “niece” or “nephew”. Your sister is your sibling, your niece is your nibling.

Or sonder. That’s the feeling you get when thinking about the fact that everyone in the world lives a life just as vibrant and complex as your own.

[–] 001Guy001@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Though not a single word, I've always loved picket fence

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Hazelnut, Mystify, Cuttlefish, Lark, Lurk, Robert, Anglican, Pheromone, Halter top, Marmalade, Hardware, Laser, Pepper, Release, Kneecap, Falafel, Period, Chaste, Chased, Leggings, Wool, Sweater, Heartbeat, Heartbeat, Heart, Beat, Heart, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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