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Esmay Tue 02-Dec-25 16:00:43

I admit it - I'm a self confessed lover of words in any language .
The other day I had some strawberries and the word luscious came to mind .
Just thinking of the word luscious makes my mouth water with anticipation .

Do you have favourite words and why ?

Here's another : shib shib .
It means flip flops in Arabic because of the sound it makes .

Another English one:
Meadow.
It conjures up a field of long
,lush grass in which poppies and cornflowers bloom (and that's a beautiful word too )

JPB123 Wed 03-Dec-25 20:19:20

I love Cariad and bach ,in Welsh.

Mojack26 Wed 03-Dec-25 22:32:09

Discombobulated. Brilliant word! 2 words I hate gusset and knickers! 🤣

Lahlah65 Wed 03-Dec-25 22:46:05

One of my favourite words is iconoclastic - I love the sound of it for some reason.
I love gloaming too - partly because I love that time of day. And mizzle is so evocative of weather.
Sandy Tosvig once said that her favourite word was banquette - only bettered by 'red leatherette banquette'.

Fidelity2 Wed 03-Dec-25 23:54:58

Having a chinwag.......meaning having a conversation with somone

Scribbles Thu 04-Dec-25 00:43:57

Troglodyte

Scribbles Thu 04-Dec-25 01:51:51

Asafoetida
Valedictory

Esmay Thu 04-Dec-25 05:58:59

Beautiful Welsh words-
Cwtch pronounced kutch - a word that I heard every day as a child .
To me ot means cuddle up ,but I think that it has a slightly different meaning.
And hiraeth - a deep overwhelming feeling of homesickness. I think that it can't be translated.
I'm not a Welsh speaker and know a few words from my Welsh Borders Grandma .

grandMattie Thu 04-Dec-25 06:16:15

I love the name “Larnaka” for som3 reason.
Susurration
Murmuring
Luxuriate
Ludic
Pelagic
Awkward - I like the shape of the word and the fact that the spelling matches the meaning.

Schnackie2 Thu 04-Dec-25 12:01:07

I love many of the English words listed already, but for some reason, there are two 'foreign' words that I particulary like - I think for the sound they make when speaking them outloud. I lived in Zurich for a few years where German is spoken, and the words "Ganz genau" really hit the spot with me. It means 'exactly right' or 'spot on!!' with emphasis! I also like the Hebrew word "Yofi", which means "Great" or "Wonderful".

Regarding Serendipity - I was doing volunteer English language teaching with a programme in Poland, and the group leader was a young man from New Zealand. Participants were given English words on a piece of paper and had to try and guess the meaning. One person had the word 'Serendipity' and this young man, told the lady to forget that, it was an old word that was never used, i.e. you would never hear it in modern conversation. I later took the student aside and corrected the information, and the meaning. She said "Oh, like it was serendipity that you heard him telling me that!" grin

Esmay Thu 04-Dec-25 12:10:02

I love the Scottish expression fash .
I use it with my Scottish friends and now with everyone .
I laughed the first time I was called hen .

Kate1949 Thu 04-Dec-25 12:15:52

I love trollop.

Retread Thu 04-Dec-25 15:10:58

Lots of wonderful Scottish friends.

My OH talks of being foo (when he was younger).

Retread Thu 04-Dec-25 15:11:33

I mean words! And friends smile

Aveline Thu 04-Dec-25 15:15:07

Fu as a puggy!

madeleine45 Thu 04-Dec-25 17:21:22

As a small child I loved many village unusual names and would be told to be quiet, as I sat repeating names like Wetwang, to the annoyance of my parents, but I loved my fathers word for the mixture of ingredients, when he organised a lunch of bits and pieces from the fridge. He would tell us that we were having "a concoction of fantatlem" which expression I still use now.

Jaxjacky Thu 04-Dec-25 17:45:17

I like slake, furtle and wench.

welbeck Thu 04-Dec-25 18:29:00

Perspicacity

Conspicuity

welbeck Thu 04-Dec-25 18:30:46

Kate1949

I love trollop.

Can't beat a dollop of trollop.
Not without paying extra...

Esmay Fri 05-Dec-25 10:26:46

More wonderful words and a joy to read .
I reflect on Spring and Summer and thought of bud ,blossom and bloom .

Astitchintime Fri 05-Dec-25 11:07:31

I like ……. Sprocket!

watermeadow Fri 05-Dec-25 17:18:41

Far too many lovely words but, narrowing it down, I offer you
pudding, dumpling, crumble, marzipan, creamy, Cheddar, tomato, crunchy.
I could go on but am feeling peckish!

Esmay Fri 05-Dec-25 20:00:33

I think that you really can express yourself with Yiddish expressions :
Chutzpah
Dreck or Schleck
Schmuck
And a very nice one - nosh !

Seabear Fri 05-Dec-25 21:19:29

Shenanigans, and carnage when it's used as hyperbole e.g. 'it was carnage at the supermarket on Christmas Eve' (it really wasn't)

Retread Sun 07-Dec-25 13:15:24

I love hyperbole (the word).

Magnanimous is another word I like saying. Also exacerbate.

butterandjam Sun 07-Dec-25 13:29:20

I've just ordered a copy of Joanna Lumleys book "My little book of treasures " (including word treasure )