I was recently asked what some of my favorite words are, and I gave a brief list that hit a few of the highlights. Ever since, more and more cool words are coming to me. So here’s an addendum with a bunch more favorites. (This, likewise, could easily be ten times as long, given more hours for contemplation.)
Originally I was planning to explain the meaning of every single one, and why I like it. But life is busy, so I’ll have to present the list unadorned, aside from a few links. Maybe I’ll circle back to some of these in the future.
Enjoy!
- ambergris
- anathema
- anserine
- apophenia
- armada
- ataraxia
- bergschrund
- betwixt
- cachalot
- callipygian
- chanticleer
- chaoskampf
- chthonic
- cloaca
- contrapositive
- desultory
- deuterocanonical
- diadem
- ersatz
- exegesis
- firmament
- fusillade
- fussbudget
- genuflect
- gnosis
- gubernatorial
- heretofore
- ineluctable
- insipid
- lapidary
- lieu
- nocebo
- numinous
- O
- orrery
- pariah
- penultimate
- peripatetic
- quark
- quaternary
- quicksilver
- seraphim
- schlub
- sidereal
- skullduggery
- sunder
- syzygy
- tardigrade
- vindicate
- widdershins
Brian D. Buckley 
What about “covfefe”?
You watch, that’ll end up in the Oxford English Dictionary one of these days…
MOAR WORDS 😀
…I like it
Even before I clicked on the link, I was pretty sure what the “fussbudget” link was going to go to. 🙂
(That’s where I learned the word.)
Me too! I actually don’t think I’ve ever heard it outside of Peanuts. We need to bring it back. It’s perfect.