Do You Have a Favorite Word?
language July 6th, 2011I love the word kerfuffle (noun. A commotion or fuss.)
I wish I could work it into everyday language, but there are never enough commotions or fusses going on, which I suppose is a good thing.
The word makes me happy. Probably because it sounds like the equally fun-sounding word kiffle, a pastry rolled paper thin and stuffed with assorted fillings, then baked.
I don’t like kiffles because they’re too dry and hard. Maybe I’ve just had bad kiffles. Anyway, I prefer a softer sort of cookie, like Toll House.
Incidentally, I recently visited an official Nestle Toll House Ice Cream Shop, where I bought their chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and I was deeply disappointed.
The cookie dough was soft, broke apart too easily and practically dissolved into my ice cream. The hell? It’s supposed to be harder and, frankly, could have used more chips.
I mean, they make the stuff. It’s their product and they couldn’t even get it right.
Where was I?
Oh, yeah.
Favorite words.
I like kerfuffle.
What do you like? Extra points if you use it in a sentence. I’ll post grades on the bulletin board outside the principal’s office later in the week.
Stumble it!
July 11th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Parasol. Has been a magic word for me (for some unknown reason) since I was six or seven. My wife says I should keep this quiet.
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July 12th, 2011 at 7:55 am
Drat, June. You infected me with plethora. Can’t get it out of my mind. There is something very pleasing in its pronunciation.
However, I’d like to think about something else, now…
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July 12th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
I learned a new favorite word this week – HABOOB! It is the name for a particular type of sandstorm. We had one here in Phoenix last week. The weather man said he got tons of complaints from people who thought he was making it up.
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July 12th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Well, my latest word is fail, which is so bland… but what makes it funny is any time I drop something or do something stupid I mumble fail… so it became a habit.. so picture me in public, and someone drops their keys as they are walking by and I say in monotone, “fail.” Yup, done it several times without thinking… so embarrassing! My favorite words have always been Notacanthidae and Plethora. My plethora of notacanthidae all jumped out of the bowl which was a fail and caused quite the kerfuffle.
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July 13th, 2011 at 9:38 am
The door and the window were in juxtaposition to one another.
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July 14th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
I’ve always loved the word persnickety. I was so pleased when the Sargento cheese company started using it in their TV commercials. “Persnickety people, exceptional cheese!” 🙂
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July 16th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
My favorite word is pulchritudinous which means beautiful
July 16th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
it sounds like there could have been quite a kerfuffle over that cookie dough debacle. you seem to be quite loquacious about the matter.
i like the word debacle. and loquacious.
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July 17th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
I had to look this up to spell it right, but my fav word is “onomatopoeia” – words that sound like what they are. I also like onomatopoeiac words like POP, SIZZLE, WHAM. Batman words :).
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July 25th, 2011 at 9:57 am
My favorite word used to be kerfuffle, especially since is such an obscure word. So I put it in my blog name. Since then, I seem to hear the word all the time… I guess the world is full of kerfuffles these days. I may have to drown my sorrows in kiffles – or at least try to find some while I’m out looking for a new word..
🙂
July 30th, 2011 at 9:42 am
My favorite word i mostly use is “hi”.bcoz we commonly use this word but what makes it special is that when we meet a person we say a word that is nothing but “hi” and both the person feel happy.That makes it special..
nice post..felt happy for this post.keep blogging..:-)
July 30th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
I love this post!!! Once upon a time I kept a list of words I loved in my writer’s notebook….then came kids and life and well – bye bye notebook!!! Among my faves? Squalor. Love it. Such a beautiful word for filth! And Strudel. Just say it to yourself a few times in a row. Strudel! Strudel! How can you not be happy???
What about words you HATE!?!? I have a few of those too, but that’s another post, right?
August 3rd, 2011 at 11:59 am
We use kerfuffle all the time. My daughter likes the word clusterf**k. As in trying to get across the hill to hill bridge in the morning or evening is a clusterf**k.
Also “behoove” “encroach” are popular in our house.
August 8th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Lol kerfuffle reminds me of my childhood when I used to play a game called “Club Penguin”. I remember walking around with my pet “Puffle” ^^.
I like the word “glitch” but I like to change it into “glytch”. Just looks cooler :).
August 10th, 2011 at 8:25 am
There so many words that I like but this word is my most favorite word. It is the word “love”. I think so many people love this word because all people have this kind of feeling.
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August 21st, 2011 at 9:41 am
Found this after reading your take-down of Raymour & Flanigan. Great job!
I have two words that I love and wish I could use in every-day circumstances.
I just like how they sound: callipygian & diaphanous…so euphonious.
My candidate for WORST word in English (combining spelling, meaning and visual imagery) = PHLEGM giving us phlegmatic.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Reciprocity – I like the way it sounds plus I like its meaning – a mutual exchange – a give and take – a yin and yang – mi casa su casa – I could go on and on. Great post Kathy ! Keep it up !!!
October 19th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
I like the word “Rage”, because I workout hard thats why I chose this as a nickname, I also like using it while talking.