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I'm a big fan of "moist"

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[–] TheMongoose@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Shenanigans.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Hazelnut, Mystify, Cuttlefish, Lark, Lurk, Robert, Anglican, Pheromone, Halter top, Marmalade, Hardware, Laser, Pepper, Release, Kneecap, Falafel, Period, Chaste, Chased, Leggings, Wool, Sweater, Heartbeat, Heartbeat, Heart, Beat, Heart, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat, Beat.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Paraphernalia

Such a great looking word for basically "stuff"

[–] amansman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Caldera
Retrograde
Thermistor
Spirochetes
Parallax
Intermezzo
Subterfuge
Inappetance

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shenanigans - one of my most over-used words, it's a pity some word filters screen it out for racism.

Baboon - one of my favourite words to say.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it’s a pity some word filters screen it out for racism.

Wait, what? Why?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Although I have claimed it's because the word is racist against the Irish, it's a Scunthorpe type situation. Nothing that couldn't be fixed by decent regular expressions.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Username checks out.

Careful you don't get yourself banned with all that racist talk though.

[–] kindenough@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

My favorites are just nonsensical made up words I say when I am talking to my cat.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • Haberdasher
  • Penumbra
  • Paunch
  • Shabba
  • Thrice
  • Transient
  • Ephemeral
  • Polychromatic
  • Bellend
  • T'were
  • Widdershins
  • Moreso
  • Superfluous
  • Various combi-swears, such as Twattock

Also, a lot of those sort of words that kind of get made up in the fly, for things which don't really have a name:

  • Leanerbackeronnerer (a thing for leaning something back on)
  • Putterinnerer (a thing for putting a thing in another thing)
  • Doofydiddler (a thingumy, wotsit or doofer)
[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Exactly. I wish it were more socially acceptable for an adult to shout "Shabba!" at random intervals throughout the working day, but these days I just have to think it and enjoy it quietly to myself.

About 30 years ago, I was told off in French class with the line:

"Shabba bien merci is neither funny nor correct French, Fakeman"

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Doofydiddler

This reminded me of one my mum used to say: "Dooferator"

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Haha! That's what my parents used to change the TV channel with :)

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago

I'm an advocate for the word "fuck" because of its immense utility.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I've been describing a lot of things as "funky" lately.

[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Prick.

It lets out a nice amount of frustration when someone’s being a prick.

[–] GreyShuck@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

Swineherd, ineluctable, sprig, ululate, cnidoblast, pompholoogopaphlasmasin.

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Perambulate
Architrave
Pixilated - not the same as pixelated
Chryon
Teletype

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not really a word but the name Swarfega. It's a hand soap used by mechanical engineers to clean oil off their hands.

I liked it so much it's been my online alias for years.

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

YES!! My grandad (plumber) had a big tub of the green jelly stuff that I loved using! Whenever I finished helping him in the workshop I'd go and put a tiny bit on my hands and WOOSH - clean hands! Happy memories. :)

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago