Random: Are there any WORDS that you like because of how they SOUND?

[Corie]

I have several words that I love just because of how
they sound when said. I was just wondering if anyone
else did too!

Here are a few of mine:

*Sassafras
*Potpourri
*Swank
*Cinnamon

Edited to add 2 more words---

*Fabulous
*Pussywillow (watch the movie, 'Serial Mom' with Kathleen Turner)


Totally weird question, I know!

[buddyleebaby]

Bucaramanga.
It's a town in Colombia. We use it as a substitute for cursing.
Broke your favorite glass?
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUCARAMANGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA!

ETC typos

[brittone2]

Does non-English count?

I had to take some German in 8th grade (I took Spanish throughout high school) and I still remember thinking "der Bleistiftspitzer" (had to look up the spelling) was the funniest word ever ;) That's "pencil sharpener" by the way.

Actually, I remember three words from German...Bleistiftspitzer, Bücherschrank (bookcase), and Apfelsinensaft (orange juice) that I thought were amusing. I don't remember a whole lot more sadly, and boy, did I pick some practical ones to store away in my brain ;)

DH's former supervisor is German (plans on returning to Germany soon) and is a very funny guy. I wowed him with my German knowledge over dinner ;) He and his wife were cracking up that those are the words I remember ;) The guy has a nutty sense of humor fortunately!

[dr mom]

My two favorites are French:

pamplemousse (grapefruit)

saucisson (sausage)

Four years of high school French, and that's about all I remember of it, too. I guess if I'm ever pressed to order breakfast en francaise, I'm all set.


I also love the sound of the words shampoo, falafel, and onomatopoeia (had to look up the spelling of that one!)


This thread reminds me of one of my favorite Calvin & Hobbes cartoons:

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/31624.jpg
(http://tinyurl.com/9nop2)

[Saccade]

Love the C&H!

Slightly OT, but did anyone, as a kid, ever repeat a word tens or hundreds of times until it seemed to have no meaning? Or was it only my friends?

ETA: I like another French word: crepuscule (dawn)

The pseudo-curse is hilarious.

DS #1, 7/13/05
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[papal]

I would like to play but my favourite sounding word might get me kicked out of here. Rhymes with NuckFut (just switch the N and F around). Seriously, it is a great word. And 'AssHat' too.
heehee.
Guess I need to get a life.

[mommy_someday]

>Love the C&H!
>
>Slightly OT, but did anyone, as a kid, ever repeat a word tens
>or hundreds of times until it seemed to have no meaning? Or
>was it only my friends?

No, not just you! I do that *all* the time. It's funny and kind of annoying at the same time...as if I need any more incentive to lose my train of thought!

Some of my faves in English are cabinet, cerebellum and sternocleidomastoideus (yes, I was a gross anatomy nerd!).

DH loves limpiador parabrisas (Spanish for windshield wiper)

Fun thread! :)

[kijip]

Onomatopoeia is my fave sounding word too! It popped in my head before I opened the thread!

Rhinoceros

Schenectady

Mango

Disenfranchised

And because Hobbes is the greatest tiger ever, Smock is pretty dang fun to say as well. I love C and H and have all of the books on my shelf!

[kep]

I did this, too! I always thought I was the only one. :)

Kelli
Mama to Luke
4.2003

[MichelleRC]

Noodle is my favorite.

After reading that C&H strip, I have been saying smock over & over and giggling too. :)

[Rachels]

Schenectady
Ellipsis

The one that used to hang me up like smock was dismiss. I could think about it until it just didn't sound right.

-Rachel
Mama to Abigail Rose
5/18/02
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Nursed for three years!

and Ethan James
10/19/05
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"When you know better, you do better."
Maya

[jd11365]

Gazebo!

[lizajane]

my new favorite word is dylan's new nickname.

SNOUT.

[jbowman]

Names of artists and French cathedrals (preferably spoken with heavy, fake accents):

Rogier van der Weyden
Hugo van der Goes

Chartres
Reims

on an entirely different note, I hate the words "slacks" and "sneakers," LOL!

[MayB]

Copacetic (a favorite from my dad) and eclectic.

[kboyle]

purple, i don't know why but that word always puts a smile on my face. and i have to repeat it a few times and then i get annoyed because it's stuck in my head. great, here we go again!

[Piglet]

Pamplemousse is one of my favourites too. DH loves grapefruit pop and calls it "pamplemousse juice".

[wilelm]

"Onomatopoeia is my fave sounding word too! It popped in my head before I opened the thread!"

Me, too! As my mom always says, great minds think alike!

My other favorite is francobollo, Italian for postage stamp.


Sheila

[nicoleandjackson]

Great thread!

Lately for me, everything is "luscious", especially when referring to babies ("aren't his cheeks just LUSCIOUS!"). I am also fond of "lovely", and now DS has picked it up ("Mommy, wouldn't it be just LOVELY to play Candyland?") There is also a videogame series (The Curse of Monkey Island) where the main character, Guybrush Threepwood, has a silly curse word: "Papapeeshoo!" I love that word!

Anytime I think of a word too long and it gets weird, I think of that episode of Friends where Jon Lovitz was Monica's boss and he shows up to a food tasting all hopped up:

"Tartlets...tartlets...tartlets...the word's lost all meaning."

Nicole
Mommy of Jackson 4/30/02


Who's the Biggest Boy? It's Jackson!
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[babystuffbuff]

I like "papillon" and "schmetterling". In French and German, respectively, they both mean butterfly. :)


Sarah

"Are these your friends? Where are their clothes?"

[mamicka]

Paella.

Sometimes I just can't get it out of my head. The "ll" has to be done just so.

Allison

[octmom]

Onomatopoeia is one of my favorites too! I was about to post before reading replies and realized I needed to check my spelling. ;) I say it all the time-- sometimes in place of a swear, sometimes when I am just feeling goofy. I usually follow it with BOOM, buzzzzzz, hisssssssssss. Thankkfully, DH gets this weird side of me. ;)

DH's late father loved the word solipsistic, so it always makes me think of him.

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03
expecting #2! EDD April 1, 2006, but anticipating a C/S in March: IT'S A GIRL!!! :)

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

One of my good friends in college hated the word "moist". Of course, we tried to say it as often as possible. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03
expecting #2! EDD April 1, 2006, but anticipating a C/S in March: IT'S A GIRL!!! :)

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[VClute]

But I like serendipitous. And I say "wretched" in lieu of "F-ing." Ex: These wretched pants won't zip! :)

Amy in NC
mom to Dixon, born 2/14/05

[bcky2]

i loooove to say panties :P my dh hates it because i am calling the boys underwear panties all the time :)

i HATE to hear people say armpit, i need a little vomiting smiley face

[kimbe]

chiasmata (in meiosis)
ultimately
audacity

fun thread!

[jbowman]

>One of my good friends in college hated the word "moist". Of
>course, we tried to say it as often as possible. ;)

Wow, Jerilyn...I hate the word "moist" too! Blech!

[thomma]

parallelogram

Not a word I get to use on an everyday basis. But we are in the middle of a geometry unit at school so I've been getting my fix! :)

Kim
t&e 5/03

[daisyandacorn]

This is hilarious!

Words I love-

Violet

Delicious

Bubbles

Pumpkin

Amber

Nerd

Baby

On my "I hate that word so much" list - vomit, diarrhea, hunk and macaroni

Susan

[daisyandacorn]

This is hilarious!

Words I love-

Violet

Delicious

Bubbles

Pumpkin

Amber

Nerd

Baby

On my "I hate that word so much" list - vomit, diarrhea, hunk and macaroni

Susan

[daisyandacorn]

This is hilarious!

Words I love-

Violet

Delicious

Bubbles

Pumpkin

Amber

Nerd

Baby

On my "I hate that word so much" list - vomit, diarrhea, hunk and macaroni

Susan

[daisyandacorn]

sorry, triple post
Susan

[Corie]

Nicole,

My word that I say alot to the kids is Fabulous!
So, now my daughter says it all the time!

"Don't you love my hairbow? I look fabulous!"

"If we could go outside and ride bikes, that would be
fabulous!"

"Daddy, you look fabulous today!"


I think it's time for a new "house" word!! :)
What a fabulous idea!!

[nicoleandjackson]

OMG! My Dad says that all the time.

But it's not just "fabulous", it's:

"FAAAAAAAAAAAbulous!" In the strangest concierge-sort-of accent :P

Nicole
Mommy of Jackson 4/30/02


Who's the Biggest Boy? It's Jackson!
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[lisaE]

I like the word "kooky" Unfortunately I have had to scale back the number of times I say it, because DS thinks I am saying "cookie" and starts in: "Coo-kie? Coo-kie? Coo-kie?"

[tbriese]

i LOVE calvin & hobbes. have you seen "get fuzzy"? you just might love it too :-) !

[smallestangel]

I love to say the word canoolde and the name Joaquin. I even toyed with the idea of naming my son Joaquin, but it doesn't go with our last name at all. :)


Amanda