Zerofive's "Favourite Words" Thread

[TRIP5]

Since you are a fine writer I want to contribute to your thread for bright people. One of my fav words below and a fine example of the use of definition 2

op·pro·bri·um  (-prbr-m)
n.
1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
3. A cause of shame or disgrace.
[Latin, from opprobrre, to reproach : ob-, against; see ob- + probum, reproach; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]

Clegg is going to look terrible if he doesn't agree to work with Cameron now.

Also, a masterstroke to try to get them fully on board to share the opprobrium when cuts start to bite

Very good

IGNOMINYIGNOMINYIGNOMINYIGNOMINYIGNOMINYIGNOMINY

[tikay]

"Unrightly", which was in a PM to me.

Quite liked one I saw last week on one of those "Police" Shows, too - "de-arrested".

[Kev B]

jux·ta·po·si·tion
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[JK]

Love juxtaposition. Awesome word.

Definition for emaciated:
Web definitions:   
bony: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men...

Just sounds so cool.

[bobAlike]

Nudzh (plural nudzhes)

An irritating person.

[Claw75]

this is stuck in my head now

[Claw75]

two more favourites of mine that I was reminded of in the recent vocabulary test:

hypnagogicˌhipnəˈgäjik/
Adjective:   
Of or relating to the state immediately before falling asleep.

hypnopompicˌhipnəˈpämpik/
Adjective:   
Of or relating to the state immediately preceding waking up

[kinboshi]

Subpoenaed, just for its spelling.

[ManuelsMum]

Nudzh (plural nudzhes)

An irritating person.

pronounced? I need to start using this

[ManuelsMum]

two more favourites of mine that I was reminded of in the recent vocabulary test:

hypnagogicˌhipnəˈgäjik/
Adjective:   
Of or relating to the state immediately before falling asleep.

hypnopompicˌhipnəˈpämpik/
Adjective:   
Of or relating to the state immediately preceding waking up

Dali was fascinated by these, he made a device, a semi-hoop mounted on a pole, to support his chin, that had a pointy thing in it, to wake him just as he nodded off. He was using it as he nodded off observing a pomegranate being swarmed by a wasp, giving rise to this wonderful vision:

[bobAlike]

Nudzh (plural nudzhes)

An irritating person.

pronounced? I need to start using this

Pronounced noodge apparently

[doubleup]

I just read someone describing Victoria Coren as having "magnificent embonpoint"

[doogan]

Dalliance

[zerofive]

Anyone that loves puns will love this word, and it's one that keeps coming out of my mouth at the moment:

portmanteau n. (plural portmanteaux)
 - a blend of two (or more) words or morphemes into one new word, typically combining the sound and meaning of both.

A good example is the word "smog," coined by blending "smoke" and "fog."

[skolsuper]

This has doubly reminded me of something last week where I was trying to think of the word that describes a person who names stuff after themselves, e.g. Pennsylvania or Jamestown or "Zerofive's "Favourite Words" Thread". It's more specific than megalo- or ego-maniac, like I think it was specific to naming towns even, but I can't remember what it is. Anybody know?