The Great Words Thread

[rikki]

oblong

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Chortle
Trundle
Trolleybus

 

[Fnaar]

I once heard Danii Minogue described on TV as having "a large balcony", which I thought was good 9asnd they weren't discussing her house).

Apart from that, I like the word "sometimes", and also "uvula", which is the dangly thing* that we always thought was called your tonsils, when we were kids.
(*as seen in Tom & Jerry when the cat is being strangled)

 

[rikki]

Having a "large balcony" is a lot better than having a "verandah over the tool shed".

We need a separate thread for euphemisms rather than great words.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Lackadaisical
Lubricious
Crapulous

 

[Andy in Sig]

notwithstanding
nonetheless
glunk (I just made that up)

 

[rikki]

cephalopod

floccinaucinihilipilification

 

[Chromatic]

wampum

 

[mickle]

spanner

 

[Smeggers]

minge

 

[feckless]

Libation
Gusset
Portion
Nincompoop
Trundle
Painstaking

 

[ChrisKH]

flange

Damn, you got there before me.

 

[red_tom]

scrimshaw

 

[Pottsy]

persiflage
discombobulate
flounce
knockers

 

[ChrisKH]

flibbertigibbet
orifice