Hi there people! Today is a celebration!
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| Red Velvet in honor of my lovely niece |
A birthday celebration, to be sure, but also a celebration of words! (what else, during word nerdery month?)
I want to focus a bit on the weird, wacky words that make me giggle or wonder what on earth they mean or where they came from. I could go into this further, but I think it would be easier to just list some examples. Some are English, some not, some from Crosswords, some heard out in the “real world…” As a kiddo we were pretty fond of the game “balderdash,” and the love of odd words just stuck with me. Whatever the reason, let’s celebrate them until they lose meaning and enjoy them!
And please, add your own if you think of them!
-rosehips (roses don’t have bodies… do they?)
-nosegay (this one was always bizarre to me)
-pamplemousse (mineral water flavor, french for grapefruit I think)
-cicatrix- a very ominous name for a scar. J.K. Rowling, you might want to incorporate this into the 8th harry potter book i’m WILLING you to write…
-banshee- syllabic emphasis on “sheeeeee”
-rendezvous
-worcestershire (where on earth do all of the syllables go when you pronounce this?)
-bandit- love this word
-gewurtztremeiner (way too lazy to look up the spelling)
-emporium (what a magical word)
-biminy (no idea what this is, but our pontoon has a “biminy” top) oooh, pontoon should be in the “007” post…
-whippersnapper
-balustrade/ banister
-gubernatorial
-heartthrob (funny that this is used as a noun…)
-faberge
-mincemeat
-stink
-ramshackle
ahhhhhh I’m sure i’ll think of 500 more once this is published, so by all means sit with bated breath until I add some to the comments section 2 weeks from now…
kidding.
Hope you enjoy this list. Hope you enjoy your weekend!
If you have silly, fun, or non-sensical words, please share them!
Party on wayne, party on garth…
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