Unusual Words of the Day

[Dreamy]

good happy thread read



playful + linguistics + fun happy people = smiles

I'm a wordaholic. Love words. Love talking about words. Love dissecting words. Love strange words.


Diabolocracy~government by the Devil.


Philopornist~lover of prostitutes.

Turophile ~cheese lover

[SpabSFW]

Diabolocracy~government by the Devil.

good set but this one surely needz to work it's way into DA pol debate. I could see both sides getting use out of it.

[TopsyTurvy]

Zenzizenzizenzic - A number raised to the eighth power.

[Xavier Tremely]

zyzygy - a colinear arrangement of three or more heavenly bodies.

[Lulu]

Um I don't know how most of these words are pronounced so they aren't usable yet in every day life. I'll stick with boondoggle and brouhaha.

[SivVulk]

today's word of the day is

Barnumize - To advertise or promote with outlandish claims. Think of P.T. Barnum.


and as an added bonus we also have:


Anatidaephobia: a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck.

[CatsandHamsters19]

Wow. I never knew about that phobia. That's the most unusual phobia I have ever heard.

[TopsyTurvy]

Phobophobia - The fear of phobias, or the fear of fear.

[SivVulk]

Wow. I never knew about that phobia. That's the most unusual phobia I have ever heard.

yes even stranger than scoleciphobia (the fear of worms)

[SpabSFW]

Phobophobia - The fear of phobias, or the fear of fear.

Excellent add

[TopsyTurvy]

Colposinquanonia - Estimating a woman's beauty based on her breasts.

Lalochezia - Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language.

[mudskipper]

Colposinquanonia - Estimating a woman's beauty based on her breasts.

Lalochezia - Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language.

How in the world do you find this stuff...?!

[SivVulk]

my contribution for the day is

Phlyarologist - A person who talks gibberish or nonsense.

[TopsyTurvy]

My contribution is.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Which is the Maori name for a hill in New Zealand and it means.

The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one.

If you're interested.

[TopsyTurvy]

An even longer version, Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-haumai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu.

Which means.

The hill of the flute playing by Tamatea — who was blown hither from afar, had a slit penis, grazed his knees climbing mountains, fell on the earth, and encircled the land — to his beloved.

[SivVulk]

lol I had forgotten to include that word Good add Topsy.

in a similar veign:

Lopado-temacho-selacho-galeo-kranio-leipsano-drim-hypo-trimmato-silphio-parao-melito-katakechy-meno-kichl-epi-kossypho-phatto-perister-alektryon-opte-kephallio-kigk
lo-peleio-lagoio-siraio-baphe-tragano-pterygon


which was a name of an Ancient Greek dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces.

[TopsyTurvy]

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - Fear of long words.

[SpabSFW]

perfect, but the ones who may fit that are the ones not reading this thread, very ironic. hehe.

[SivVulk]

to save me a trip back here in a few hours time, this next submission is a much more well known term than most others in this thread, it will therefore be supplemented with an audio visual aid

The word refers to the opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church.

[SpabSFW]

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