Pancho Pistolas's Journal: I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours...

For all the word-o-philes out there:

What's your favorite word, and why?

For the rest of you: :^P~

Veritas

[ellem]

Nah just kidding...

I like Pickle. It's a good word. Strong word.

I'm a big fan of Fustigate.

But in terms of sheer beauty, in both look and sound:

Diarrhea

A beautiful word to behold. Not so nice to experience.

Re:Veritas

[Pancho Pistolas]

Mine's "finger".

It can be innocent or dirty or somewhere in between-- it's all a matter of context, both implied and derived. And there are sooo many ways to blur those.

Ironically, for similar reasons I'm not so fond of "prick".

Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin

[Koria's Beloved]

The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on...

But I'll still go with "diarrhea", thanks.

umami

[tuxette]

I don't know if it's my favorite word. It's just the first one I came up with...

Re:umami

[Pancho Pistolas]

Actually, umami is one of my favorites...

Not many people know it, or about it. :^)

Warning: Adult Humor (Censored)

[RailGunner]

My favorite word is "f---".

Cause it's a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb.

Noun: She's a good f---.
Verb: I was f---ing her the other night.
Adjective: It's a f---ing rock!
Adverb: I was f---ing running.

No word has more uses than the word f---.

(with apolgies to anyone who found this offensive)

Re:Warning: Adult Humor (Censored)

[Pancho Pistolas]

You know, it's just that flexibility that makes one of my least favorite words. And don't get me wrong-- I like a good ****, and can cuss a filthy sailor into blushing submission, with or without the use of any "dirty words".

Use and context is everything.

The verb is handy, because it captures the essense of its meaning quite nicely, and yes, as pertaining to the "main" subject matter (i.e., referring to actual physical...well, you know), the noun, adjective, and even some of the more colorful versions can

Re:Warning: Adult Humor (Censored)

[RailGunner]

I wasn't being at all serious, I just remembered those jokes about the F-word and was attempting to be humorous.

If I had to pick a word, I'd probably pick "masticate" since a significant number in the population has no idea what it means and they think you're saying something dirty.

See also "uvula".

Oh, snap!

[Pancho Pistolas]

Kudos and bonus points for word brain-schtooping! You I like.

Actually, some of my favorite words are all _synonyms_ of f***, like 'schtoop' and 'boink'. Ain't we a clever species?

Sometimes I just say 'em out loud and collapse in a fit of hysterical giggles.

Defenestrate

[Kymermosst]

A lot of people don't know what it means, and it has a lot of syllables (relatively).

It confuses the reefer-brains at the University of Oregon.