
As you must have noticed, most of my posts are about me….about my experiences, my thoughts, my beliefs and my ideas. I agree I am a narcissist. Like Kareena in JWM I say, “main apni sabse favourite hoon”. Some are confounded by my adolescent jargon ( Okkk I should reassess over before calling myself an adolescent), some get an head ache, some are pissed off ( making writing all the more fun for me). So, I promise you this post is no different, I will talk about my take on few English words and continue spewing rubbish on the readers. I sometimes think, I can give serious competition to our blabber ministers Jairam and Tharoor .:P:P
In an article that appeared in Guardian, a renowned poet noted “there is something idiosyncratic about some words, something about the way the word feels in your mouth as you say it” . Inspired by this, I have compiled a list of words that I find interesting.
· Syzygy: Linear alignment of 3 celestial bodies (the sun, the moon and the earth)
o Reason: It has got three ‘Y’s. I find Y opulent words fascinating. Also, it is the second six letter word I know of which doesn’t contain any vowels.
· Nincompoop: A silly, foolish, or stupid person
o Reason: it has got ‘poop’in it….i told you I am disgusting..:P:P
· Purview: The range of operation, authority, control, concern
o Reason: Same. it has got ‘purr’ sound in it…..i am superrrrr- disgusting
· Flibbertigibbet: Silly, Flighty, light-headed person
o Reason: Its so much fun when u use invectives which the other person doesn’t understand
· Floccinaucinihilipilification: Of little or no value
o Reason: Looks like a full gown caterpillar from a distance :P:P. By the way isn’t it a really convoluted way of expressing a simple expression.
· Ecdysiast: A striptease artist
o Reason: Isn’t it fun when ur wife/gf asks you where have u been and u say with a devish smirk…went to see a Ecdysiast.
· Cul-de-sac: Dead end, close, no through road
o Reason: It kinda sounds like WTF….*impish grin*
· Jamboree: A noisy celebration. A large assembly
o Reason: sounds like some gaon ki choreee!
· Supercalifragilisticexpialidoc ious: a nonsense word meaning fantastic
o Reason: It took me exactly half a minute and 5 nano-secs and half my lunch to say this gigantic word.
PS: I would really like to thank ‘The Furobiker’( ahhhh!!!!! Another word I find amusing…uffff people and their whims….what a name *wry smile*…wah wah…*polite applause*), whose ideas and inputs made this post possible. Without your weird and baloney ideas this couldn’t be accomplished. Chalo award function me naa sahi…mail me toh thank u speech dene ka mauka milla :D:D
A nice collection of words you have there!
ReplyDeleteAnother long word which I like is pneumono_ultra_microscopic_silico_volcano_coniosis (it's all one word but I added the underscores to make it easier to read). It's the name of a lung disease, worth knowing if you want to impress someone ; )
Interesting word!!!
ReplyDeleteSesquipidalian Terminology obfuscates the rumination...in simple english it means "Long words confuse the mind" :):)