It could be "avalanche", it could be "blancmange", it may even just be "flan"

.........what word floats your literary boat??

I have always liked the word:

Bottom (it just makes me smile) :laugh:

and I love

Schmoo (which isn't in the dictionary but should be!) :huh:

Lobby

I used to work on reception in a hotel and had to announce over the tanoy (sp?)

"Could the Blue Vespa party that arrived from Japan this morning please convene in the lobby...thats the Blue Vespa party to the lobby - thankyou"

......I used to collapse in fits of giggles each time.

Lobby

'Desquemation'.

A lovely-sounding word for shedding skin cells. :laugh:

Oh, and I'm pretty fond of the word 'yes'..;)

Oh, and I'm pretty fond of the word 'yes'..;)
"yes" sounds good when it is screamed and sometimes preceded by "Oh" to help it along....and perhaps rounded off with a "!" for good measure.....

I like the word "pastel".....and "turqoise"......and "lavender" (...a bit of a coloration theme going on here)........"thrust" is another nice little impact word....

"yes" sounds good when it is screamed and sometimes preceded by "Oh" to help it along....and perhaps rounded off with a "!" for good measure.....

I like the word "pastel".....and "turqoise"......and "lavender" (...a bit of a coloration theme going on here)........"thrust" is another nice little impact word....


Ooh yes, I like turquoise... do you pronounce it 'quoyze' or 'quaaaz'?

Thrust is also good. As is 'grunt'.

Lobby

I used to work on reception in a hotel and had to announce over the tanoy (sp?)

Lobby

Lobby's a good old American word, yep. Tan(n)oy is a trademark so unfortunately you'd have to replace it with "public announcement/address system" which is an entire 3 words in total (....I counted....)

(I think her next suggestion will be "pedantic".....):)

No, tan(n)oy is fine - also place names are good to go....such as the amazing "Saskatchewan" (say it - you'll like it!)

One of my favourite words is Insatiable as it just rolls off the tongue :wink2:

Excellent Exsir...err...lent Mr Burns style and o'really I said that a lot in conversation with posh people who love to talk about them selfs at parties in the nineties

But my fav at the mo is indeed

One of my favourite words is Insatiable as it just rolls off the tongue :wink2:
I bet you are here roll this off your tongue....... http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_9.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm22755GB)

The word that has been rattling round my head lately is 'Nantucket' - I was wondering in bed the other night if there were a family called Tucket, and the children had two Grannies - whether they called one Gran and the other Nan Tucket??

Do you remember the Monty Python sketch to do with 'woody' words and 'tinny' words'??

I like woody words best.

I don't remember that one Flip. What's a woody word and what's a tinny word, apart from plank and can?

My favourite word is throb because it's omomatothingy.

My least favourite word is omomatothingy because I can never remember how to say it, let alone spell it.

I don't remember that one Flip. What's a woody word and what's a tinny word, apart from plank and can?

My favourite word is throb because it's omomatothingy.

My least favourite word is omomatothingy because I can never remember how to say it, let alone spell it.
Plops - they did a sketch, and I can't remember the context but, all words were either woody or tinny - so let us take the sentance I have just typed and it goes something like this:

Plops - woody [henceforth to be known as W]
they - tinny [henceforth known as T]
did - T
a - W
sketch, - T
and - W
I - T
can't - W
remember - W
the - W
context - T
but, - W
all - W
words - W
were - W
either - T
woody - W [obv.]
or - W
tinny - T [again obv.]

I suppose it is a bit subjective - see a word like subjective could be Tinny or Woody and it is sort of up to the individual whether they percieve it to be woody or tinny. I think I would go with Woody - but it is open for discussion!!


And I too, love onomatopoeic* words - bish bash bosh etc.


*that was the word you were looking for - and it is VERY Woody!!!:wink2:

Kuala Lumpur - that's fabulous.

Similarly, I think Norbert Dentressangle, a la french haulage firm, is one of the most fabulous names of all time.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/len_rogers/norbert_renault_magnum_nd.jpg

Floops you, you, you, you, reminder you - I had this word in my head for about 10 years and I have slowly weaned myself off Norbert Dentressangle - I had to say it everytime I saw a lorry and me and Mr F would discuss who Mr Dentressangle was, if he was married, what his children where like, and whether they minded their Dad's name plastered all over geet humongous lorries travelling the quiet roads of Northumberland - and if he had as much trouble as I did saying his name, after 10 or so years I mastered the saying of it to a perfect french T. Once that was acheived, I slowly started to forget it - until NOW!!!!!:angry:

:laugh: Sorry Flip!!

You say it with a french accent? I think it sounds far better in uncompromising English. :laugh:

I thought I would pop in and lower the tone.......

My favourite word has to be GUSSETT.......:laugh: :laugh:

Thank you for sharing your gusset with us Queeenie

Thank you for sharing your gusset with us Queeenie
any time me darlin :wink2: :D

Thank you for explaining the difference between woody words and tinny words Flip. It's all perfectly clear now. :unsure:

"onomatopoeic" - that's the one. Still can't say it though. :laugh:

there are actually two words i adore.

they are





YOUR ROUND :wacko:

My favourite word of all time has to be NAUGHTY! Is fab word just makes me feel all naughty saying it :D. Also like the word Spank no idea why though :)


Take Care

there are actually two words i adore.

they are





YOUR ROUND :wacko:

I take it you mean saying them to someone else Buzz, not hearing them said to you! :laugh:

I take it you mean saying them to someone else Buzz, not hearing them said to you! :laugh:


Of course....never like them being said to me :devil:

there are actually two words i adore.

they are

YOUR ROUND :wacko:
Nice one Buzz or should I say nice two

"onomatopoeic" - that's the one. Still can't say it though. :laugh:May I??

On a matter pay ick.

Does that help oh plopshous one?

Ooh yes, I like turquoise... do you pronounce it 'quoyze' or 'quaaaz'?

Thrust is also good.
Tur...kwoyz

One of my favourite words is Insatiable as it just rolls off the tongue :wink2:
.....as does pearlescent....mmmm, heavenly word...

The word that has been rattling round my head lately is 'Nantucket'
I like woody best.
If Nantucket ever got married, it'd be to Saskatchewan.....yeah?

I think Norbert Dentressangle, a la french haulage firm, is one of the most fabulous names of all time.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/len_rogers/norbert_renault_magnum_nd.jpg.....Norbert Dentressangle.....yeah, I can see how that would float your boat - nice pic too. You were so obsessed with the word that you sat waiting, poised with camera on a grassy motorway verge for nigh on 16 hours just to capture proof for us (but feeling quite embarrassed, you preferred to go under the alter-ego of Len Rogers...bless!) - I raise my hat to you....

What about....Smithkline Beacham?.....that's a name that kicks serious corporate butt....

Floops you, you, you, you, reminder you - I had this word in my head for about 10 years and I have slowly weaned myself off Norbert Dentressangle - I had to say it everytime I saw a lorry and me and Mr F would discuss who Mr Dentressangle was, if he was married, what his children where like, and whether they minded their Dad's name plastered all over geet humongous lorries travelling the quiet roads of Northumberland - and if he had as much trouble as I did saying his name, after 10 or so years I mastered the saying of it to a perfect french T. Once that was acheived, I slowly started to forget it - until NOW!!!!!:angry:Norbert seems to have affected all our lives in some peculiar way it seems. Pronounced "Den-truss-on", Norbert was released from jail in 1965, 12 years after being convicted of strangling a sheep in Bordeaux. While serving time he began to read book after book after book on the subject of Lorry-Driving, though it was one book in particular (Lorry-Driving for the Criminally Insane - by Pierre Washyourfaceinmycinque) that made him re-think his past wrongdoings and thus upon his release he set about correcting himself. And how. In the space of just five years he built up a fleet of 18 trucks that specialize in the conveyance of pineapples, shop-window mannequins, and skateboard wheels, to mention just some. In 1995, he had his very own book published, entitled "Merde, Merde, Enculer, Merde...." - which became an instant bestseller. Known worldwide, he is now an inspiration to all Knights of the Road.

SNATCH......is a rather special word too! Its the way you say it trust me!

there are actually two words i adore.

they are





YOU'RE ROUND :wacko:
....thought I was square....:sad:

Darling is another great word but only if used by/to someone close...

It's not nice when a builder shouts 'get your tits out Darling' or something along those lines!


Editted to say - it's not nice rather than it's nice :blink: :blink: :ninja:

...Dickhead...

Darling is another great word but only if used by/to someone close...

It's nice when a builder shouts 'get your tits out Darling' or something along those lines!
I used to be a builder

GET YOUR TITS OUT DARLING



Dickhead especially said under your breath as they walk away





You can tell I was a builder by the way I spell

...Dickhead...:p :D

I like the word wicked, but not in the modern context, I just think it looks like it's wicked, you know like it's been around the block a few times!

i like the word Calypso....yes Iiiiii dooo!.....

reverie.....passion.......narcosis........interspe rse......baboon......moose......afficionado (spelt correct?)........and one more.......caress.....

...robust.....congeniality......adventure......... ....submissive.........collegiate...........potpou rri........franchise..........spearmint.....pepper mint.........verbatim.......masculinity......porpo ise.........enigmatic..........scent.......

...voracity..

chicken!!....:wink2:

chicken!!....:wink2:
rooster................

gargantuan....:ohmy:

...ignorant....:unsure:

subpoena...

postponement...:huh:

hopeful.....

I love 'clotted cream' it sounds indulgent and sensuous!! Ok maybe its just me :)

I also love and use the word 'Buglett' alot at work, in place of the word B*gger, it means I can let rip and not offend anyone - marvellous!

words: mischevious, bold, scintillitious(sp?) bar mitzvah, snuggle, ravenous, slithering, slimy, slurpy creepy crawly (like them all) snout, ghostly, moved, flowing

Crevice - you can really get your tongue round that word

Chicane (sp) as in F1 race tracks and series of tight bends (isnt it??? I wait to stand corrected by the menfolk on here!!!!)

Tintagel - not, a word exactly - but a place name. Beautiful!

Scallywag..

guttersnipe....

blanketfeet

greenhorn....

ringworm..

clutterbuck....

fartface..

spermcount....

excrement..

jezebelle :naughty:

salaciousness...

urination..

charming....

suppository

dungheap...

Freudian word association here dungheap intoxication

(that's still six words no matter which way you slice it!)

Parsephone (persiffony) what a name/word/no idea what it is....but I love it!

If I had 6 words you had more therefore:

vacuous cool word
ethereal I love this word
excruciating (word that sounds good?)

3 for the price of 1 offer
rhythmic
robustness
thrusting

No cost at all, so the ultimate bargain..

intoxication
mnemonic (what a fab word)
regurgitating
superfluous

I like your offerings of superflous and ethereal - two of my own favourites there.

Before I depart for work, I'll leave you with.....

agenda
blossoming
incandescence
ans simply......wax

And I will leave you with...

competetive!!!

thrive....

Morning Woodstock

Saturday mornings word is:

fresh

top o' the mornin' to ya tonee....

Samedi's word pour moi, c'est "boulangerie"

word[/b] pour moi, c'est "boulangerie"

I am using the quote correctly I think.
I respecfully acknoweldge that the word "boulangerie" tops the poll. It is sublime.

Maybe not quite using the quote correctly!!!!

I respecfully acknoweldge that the word "boulangerie" tops the poll. It is sublime.merci beaucoup

.....et aussi....."derriere"...oui?

merci beaucoup

.....et aussi....."derriere"...oui?

No, derriere is good but boulangerie is the winner.

what about.......reverie?

what about.......reverie?

no, boulangerie is the winner say it out loud and then say reverie (too hard)


boolangsczereeeee

no, boulangerie is the winner say it out loud and then say reverie (too hard)


boolangsczereeeeeoh i see - i bet you go around saying Barfelona and Meh-ico too......

It's Boo-lonj-eree.....:unsure:

franchise
ricochet
sawmill
cascade
aquatic
nincompoop
fervour
lasciviousness
palatial

oh i see - i bet you go around saying Barfelona and Meh-ico too......

It's Boo-lonj-eree.....:unsure:

Got the cat claws out I see. Ok I was always crap at French. In fact my teacher told me that because I was scottish I could never speak any foreign language. I am going now to attend to my wounds. You hit hard. Childhood memories flooding now.....hic

my teacher told me that because I was scottish I could never speak any foreign language.
I can honestly say I've never heard that one before. That teacher you speak of is probably doing more damage in her position than somone that might come out and say "you're gay, therefore you can't do PE...."

Those that cannot do.....teach (I know it's a load of nonsense, but I've not put up a pearl of wisdom for a long while....)

evaporating.....

exasperating
contentious
frivolous
cheeky
conundrum
catastrophising
home
harmonica.........

Sensual .........

vestibule
zestful
fragrant
unrequited...

brave......

tactile :hug:

creche.....

gourmet...

Crazy...........

wild and wily and fellatio

cunnilingus......

ejection....

climax........

culmination

spoons....

caress......

probe......

therometer????

cobbled....(as in Clevelly)

infiltrating

Saginaw (USA.....not quite up to Saskatchewan standards but....)

czechoslovakia

Bed ...........

coffee.....

...caramelize
cottage
pie (no influence whatsoever by the word cottage.....I think....)
plankton
epitome
harbour
promenade
leviathon
labyrinthine
poise
quicksilver
verdant
copulation
partitioning
voluminous

Gobsmacked

determined

Cobalt

murmur

cool

languid

http://picz.homestead.com/truck.jpg

I love the word Gazebo but Mr. C (who reads a lot but obviously doesn't get out much) will pronounce it as Gaysbo! He also pronounces Quay as Kway!! and Wharf he pronounces as Warf (rhyming with laugh)! We once went to Gunwarf Kway in Portsmouth - lol.

Pergola is nice too. :laugh:

I love the word Gazebo but Mr. C (who reads a lot but obviously doesn't get out much) will pronounce it as Gaysbo! He also pronounces Quay as Kway!! and Wharf he pronounces as Warf (rhyming with laugh)! We once went to Gunwarf Kway in Portsmouth - lol.

Pergola is nice too. :laugh:

I have to say I love this about people (and myself too). My dad used to say pizza as piizzzza not peetsa if you get my drift and a few others. I like warf as in laugh sounds light and fluffy and quay ha ha good for you I say!!!

Moist
Delicious
Languid
:)

resignation!

Hyperbole - but I like it pronounced correctly! It drives me mad every time I hear Natasha Beddingfield sing 'No hy-per-bowl to hide behind' in the lyrics of 'These Words' :glare:

Sploge is a good word because it sounds so urr... splodgy.

Sploge is a good word because it sounds so urr... splodgy.
What exactly is the definition for splodge...a splodge of colour, pudding, mashed potatoes - ill defined amount ....great word...

How about Squiffy. Now that can be very useful as in "I feel a bit squiffy today" and "It looks a bit Squiffy" Very useful.

Likewise manky - a good word that

and grundge :)

I love Gorgeous and Handsome

sleep sound asleep unconscious unawake knocked out napping deep sleep

Marmoset that is one heck of a pic - who's driving the truck though? - Paul Whitehouse....??

Moist
Delicious
Languid
:)


ooh Pandora, way too many suggestive words there.....

alpine
meadow
jocular
kudos
circuitous
spatula
doom-monger
titanium
platinum
mercurial
revivify
Saskatchewan
flippant
remnant
voluptuous
seismic
curvacious
seductive

Sploge is a good word because it sounds so urr... splodgy.
Do you remember Splodgnessabounds a group in the 80's. Sang:-

2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps please.
I've got asthma and I cannot breath
Albert Tacklock
Micheal Fish is a weatherman.

Bonkers - thats my word.

bonk-ing is mine...

eclair.... ;)

anticipation..

licking....

suspension.....
provocation..
goosebumps

succumb....
and I love the Belgian place name "Charleroi" - "I think I'll pack my suitcases......and go toooo Charleroi....haw-he-hawww...."

Travee - Tra-vee with a really purring tra. Its a bay on the island of tiree, it sounds so romantic and the golden white sand matches up to it

Mesembryanthemum

It's fab

sasquatch
and
that long station in wales...Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllant ysiliogogogoch

I think they are both (although unrelated) great words. :D

Now that we have Lugger Bugs amongst us - that name has reminded me of a lovely word - Buggerlugs!:)

dreich is a cool word as in "its dreich outside"
manky
blaggard
scumbag

Thrill
Chase

scuppered.

Pursue
Succumb

scratching

....jiggery-pokery....

flanks
thighs
earlobe
stroke
probe
penetration
& thrust

.....of........the........

wobble is good too

.....of........the........

confused :confused:

turtle
tanned
arachnid.....

spanish
waiter

laugh
loud
out

...voracity..
...he said with veracity.

Susurration. Libidinous. Phlegmatic. Corpulence. Octogenarian. Whisky. Phalanx. Tabernacle. Glib. Megaprosopous.

And a couple of words much loved of James Nesbitt, but which would fall foul of the censor here: ******** and ******.

Edit: See?

...he said with veracity.



voracious........voracity......

Not correcting you; comparing the two homonyms. :)

Not correcting you; comparing the two homonyms. :)
ohhh....homonyms.................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. homonyms?? (I must have skipped English class that particular day) :(

butterscotch

Shocked :shock:

Todays contribution:
faeces
habeas corpus
hacienda
kaleidoscope
kabuki
whisht

Stoke Poges and Chipping Norton


Interesting aside - we stayed at a holiday cottage in Gloucester once when i was about 8 - the resident black lab had a name tage on which said Chipping Norton 30567, and I thought the dog's name was Chipping :blush:

milngavie (thank you for reminding me of place names floopy)
bagel
yahoo
hermaphrodite
stroking

higgledy-piggledy - my frav word for describing myself

higgledy-piggledy - my frav word for describing myself
good word there Becks!

skedaddle (or however it is that you spell this)

Wam bam.........

Drip-dry
Uncreasable
Self-cleaning
Automatic

free

:shocking:

Bogof.:wink2: ........

higgledy-piggledy - my frav word for describing myself
That reminds me of a poem:

Higgeldy Piggeldy,
Hamlet of Elsinore
Ruffled the critics by
Dropping this bomb:
"Phooey on Freud and his
Psychoanalysis --
Oedipus, Shmoedipus,
I just love Mom."

(sic)

******

Because it is so versatile

flanks
thighs
earlobe
stroke
probe
penetration
& thrust
........ and you had the nerve to say my words were suggestive? :mellow:

Ill throw another one in the pot ...

CORPULENT

............. Excited .............

pussy......(have to be honest)

glacier........Fox's Glacier Mints - they weren't very nice but that central word almost made you want to buy a packet....

Filibuster

cream.......

lubricated
throbbing
intensity
eruption
explode
perspire
spermatazoa

Susurration. Libidinous. Phlegmatic. Corpulence. Octogenarian. Whisky. Phalanx. Tabernacle. Glib. Megaprosopous.
CORPULENT
Snap! Almost...

Great minds eh Blink :wink2:

Suppurate
Grotesque
Arduous
Cherub
Disingenuous

Ay.

Transmogrify - that's a great word. :)
Payday. Another good one. :)