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Grossly underused words
God, there are some words that are so good it's nearly criminal that they are used as infrequently as some others.
My favorite: Chucklehead. It's a great word to use when describing someone of mild intelligence, or just someone who gets on your nerves. A universal word for the universal person. What are some of your favorites? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I love chucklehead. I think the reason it's insultingly effective is because it's used so rarely.
Off the top of my head, I think alacrity and celerity could be used a little more often. They mean basically the same thing: with great speed. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I really enjoy the term "mollycoddled", but I only hear it about once a year. It cheers me up every time, though.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I seriously facepalmed myself. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
Hey, maybe you should try that thing Chie was talking about.
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I like the word 'tentative'. Its another word for 'hesitant', but I think 'tentative' is the better of the two words. It just... FEELS more like the action. But I rarely, if ever, hear anyone else use it. Maybe that's just me though.
Also, 'augment'. Its just FUN to say. "I've augmented my savings by taking another job." Its FUN. I was speaking idiomatically. |
I love to insert the word "troglodyte" into sentences when referring to inept coworkers or people I generally dislike.
"If I ever see that troglodyte trying to edit my student sheets again without my expressed written permission, I swear to god Andy, I'm going to talk her into suicide by the end of the week. She's Catholic; it'll be easy." What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I don't think it's an ACTUAL word, but I absolutely adore the term 'clusterfuck'. I rarely use it myself, but when I do [or hear it used], it's well worth it.
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According to Urban Dictionary, it IS a word so I think you're in the clear.
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=D My professors started pulling from their vocabulary and I was so impressed with some of these that I'm now making it a point to insert into mine to confuse others even further:
emaciated - extremely thin Note: will probably replace "waif" aegis - shield/protection, to act under the shield/protection of someone hegemony - preeminence of one group over others There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I've always liked brobdingnagian (really, really big). Actually comes from the Brobdingnag giants from Part II of Gulliver's Travels and somehow entered the English language. If you've even seen Justice League Unlimited, The Question uses this word once to describe his hate for Luthor.
Also, hodgepodge, 'cause man is that ever fun to say! This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
As an army person I hear clusterfuck all the time, as well as other colourful words and phrases such as 'disappear into a red mist', 'dog' (referring to a food), 'digging with your eyelids', etc.
I have to agree 'augment' is a beautiful word, with references to music and linguistics. Luckily it hasn't been abused in drab corporate-speak - which bastardized 'roadmap', 'moving forward', 'we're committed to...', 'core', 'milestone'. Among some of the words I'd like to see more often (off the top of my head), cantankerous, lacuna, augment, dictum, expunge, profligate.. there are a lot more, but I'm having a brain fart as of now. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Foible.
I first learned about its existence from a song, and it's been stuck in my head as a funny word to say. All I need to do now is actually remember to use the word in casual conversation. I think I've only successfully deployed it once. macadamia, ga-ze-bo... I was speaking idiomatically. |
Catawampus is one of those words that people don't know is a real word. But it's so useful for certain situations... though I usually pronounce it the hick way, 'cattywompas'.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
You should define it then so we can be both entertained and educated.
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extant. It just means "existing" or "still in existence".
condign (deserved, appropriate) is the domain name I use for GFWiki, and I chose it because nobody ever uses that word. Except this guy.
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Ersatz is a fantastic word and I use it all the time. It means "makeshift" or "substitute", usually implying that the replacement is, in some way, inferior to the original.
Having discovered that the small, metal strip had become wrenched, disconnected and now lost during the wash cycle, Steve placed a paperclip through the holes in the tooth-fastener and fashioned himself an ersatz zipper tab. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I was going to use ersatz, but Crash beat me to it. That's always been a favorite of mine.
Defenestrate is one that's always held a place in my heart but is rarely seen or heard, even when I hear of one's possessions being forcibly ejected through a window. I'm also rather fond of old euphemisms like jinkies or golly jeepers - they make me grin idiotically. Also, ubiquitous and magnanimous - considering their definitions, you'd think they'd be used far more often. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I'm a big fan of cretin, capricious and niggling.
"You cretin!" yelled Joson, scolding his capricious subordinate through the radio. John shifted uneasily on the spot, helplessly possessed by a niggling - almost negligible - urge to kill the demons. Most amazing jew boots |
Asinine. It's a fair game insult on virtually every single board.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I was speaking idiomatically. |
..Bulbous bouffant... Well, on this note, I might as well let everyone else in on this amusing sketch, for those that don't know what we're referring to. Anyways, I kinda liked using the word "madness". It sounds more mature and refined than 'crazy' or 'screwed up'. "This is madness" used to be something I'd say sometimes for a "this is crazy/messed up" line, and mind you, it was well before the movie 300 was around. I can hardly even say 'madness' alone online anymore without being inundated by "THIS IS SPARTA!!". What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
Last edited by Josiah; Feb 18, 2008 at 06:15 PM.
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Omnipotent. I just like the feel of that word. And I like how the "ni" is emphasised. Hell, any word with prefix omni- (omnipresent, omnivorous etc). Good thread, this one; I'll be sure to use certain words, such as chucklehead. (My favourite thus far.)
FELIPE NO
Last edited by Muzza; Feb 19, 2008 at 02:02 AM.
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I used to think "evanescence" was a grossly-unused word. Do you know how much I hate the band for running the word through the shit-grinder?
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One of my favorite words is lethologica. "The inability to remember a certain word."
I have frequent need to reference it. How ya doing, buddy? |