I found in a conversation with a customer on the phone the other night great amusement on his part when I said “It would behoove you to check this out soon”… It also brought a great amount of ”clammer” (another word we don’t use anymore?) among my co-workers – half of them denied it was a word and the other half decided to find OTHER words we don’t use anymore and bring them back in to their own vocabulary!
Lollygag = means to dawdle or waste time unproductively
Thingamabob = is a name for something you don’t know the name for
Persnickety = means to be picky and fussy about details
Earnest = great movie – The Importance of Being Earnest
Harrumph = clearing your throat noisily – usually in a written document to show “break” or contempt for someone or something being said
Britches = old term for pants – pull up your britches!
Egads or Gadzooks = not sure if these are even “real” words, but they were definitely fun to say – give it a try – - – they roll off your tongue
Aplomb = self-confidence in a tough situation
Whippersnapper = A young and inexperienced person considered to be presumptuous or overconfident
Copacetic = completely satisfactory
Plethora = an abundance of anything
What words do YOU use that others don’t? Do you have a favorite word?
I use almost all of them. Was playing the game Taboo with friends last week, and ,my best friend, daughter, and I were a deadly combination…we’re word geeks.
What a genial post.
Thanks.
Peace and good.
Thank you – and, yes – Word Geeks rock & roll!
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Yep, I use most all of those words more than occasionally. In fact, I used both persnickety and britches just today! Thanks for the jovial topic.
Glad you liked it! – I thought of some more – a “myriad of words to delight!
I use most of them too, Glenda. I was just a little disappointed to see that you included the old spelling of HROomph in your list.
My current favourite is ‘greading’ – skimming as many articles and books as you possibly can and then bookmarking or saving them just in case they come in handy some day. Twitter users in particular are often effective greaders.
Don’t think you’ll find it in the dictionary yet.
Well – I tend to use the “old” spelling in my head too… did you see the post I did on the Allstate billboard in Phoenix? – http://copperleaftreasures.com/2012/07/20/too-phunny-for-words/
Need to have more things be “copacetic” – love that one.
Me too…thanks for the input!