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     Everyone hears words, but every once in a while along my daily walks of life I hear the kinds of words that as you stop to ponder about them, they just make you smile. The kinds of words that you hear and wish were part of your own everyday vocabulary. These words, may even be in your vocabulary and you've just forgot all about them, or never used them in that context. It may look cool when written out, or it may just simply be the coolest word in the english language (for that day at least)... What ever it may be, we musn't let these words go to waste or be forgotten.

     The following is a list, dedicated to the coolest words in the world for all to read and to adopt into their daily vocab's. Many of them have come from the vocabularies of those around me and some are words that have been "coined" by those whom I know. Please enjoy this list of words, and if you have any questions, comments, concerns or additions, please feel free to let me know...

Desfrute!

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-age:

A Suffix that you can add on to the end of pretty much any word to enhance it.

(ex.) "Man, this site has some sweet wordage."

Addendum:

I always love it when I go to the 2nd day of school and my teacher has one of these for us.

Something added. A list or other material added to a document, letter, contractual agreement , escrow instructions, etc.

Amok:

(1) Wildly; without self-control

(ex.) "When the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

(2) In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon;

(ex.) "The soldier was completely amuck"

Arsenal:

(1) Can be used to describe a Large collection, ammount ,or stock of something... Anything.

(ex.) "Man you guys have a whole Arsenal of Computer Monitors here!"

(ex.) "My little sister has a whole Arsenal of shoes she never wears."

(2) A manufacturing or storage facility for arms and ammunition.

(3) A term often applied to the collection of firearms owned by an individual or a group.

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Belfry:

(1) The upper storey of a tower where bells are hung, or a special purpose building for the hanging of bells.

(ex.) When used in the phrase "Bats in the Belfry," it can be taken as insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and becomes a danger to himself and others. A.K.A., "Crazy in the coconut."

Belfry 1, Belfry 2, Belfry 3

Bonus:

(1) What you get when you recieve something extra.

(2) Something you didn't bargan for but get anyway, usually making life a bliss.

(3) Your response to a friends story of achievment or success.

(ex.) Bob: "Hey Roger, remember when you signed me up for PETA's mailing list? Well I got an envalope full of funny stickers today."
Roger: "Bonus!"

Bosquigglemuck:

A word that was coined by my mother. It means what ever you want it to mean.

Bricked:

(1) What happens when something goes terribly wrong while trying to "flash" or upgrade the firmware on your router or computing device, thus rendering it completely useless.

(2) Turning your router into a $60+ paperweight.

(ex.) "Awe Man!!! I think I just bricked my router!!"

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Cacophony:

(1) Harsh discordance of sound;

(ex.) "A cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails."

(2) A discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds.

(ex.) "The cacophony produced by city traffic at midday."

Chamber-pot:

A pot used to go to the bathroom in.

Chap:

As in "That just Chap's my hide" or "Good Show Chap!"

Chingalas:

(1) A word used to describe something when you have forgotten, or have no clue what it is actually called;

(2) A Thing-a-ma-jig, Whatchamacallit, Thinger, Hooyah, or a Shaboink.

(ex.) "Hey man, be careful not to hit that chingalas with the hammer, it will mess everything up!"

Chitlins:

(1) A great word for referring to "The Kids."

(ex.) Sorry dude, I can't come tonight my wife wants me to watch the chitlins."

(2) Chitterlings (often pronounced and sometimes spelled chitlins in vernacular) are the large intestines of a pig that have been prepared as food.

Commode:

(1) A a piece of furniture used to hide a chamber-pot in.

(2) A plumbing fixture used for defecation and urination.

(ex.) Kimball: "Hey Dad, where's brad?"
Dad: "I think he's still on the Commode"

Computational Device:

A.K.A. Computer; Just another way of referring to a computer.

(ex.) Dude 1: "Hey, did you see Jeff's new laptop?"
Dude 2: "Yeah bro, my mom has that same one and it is a fine Computational Device!"

Conniption:

A psychological condition of being extremely upset and frustrated by failure to achieve some goal or inability to obtain some object denied to one. Usually consists of crying, shouting, stamping of feet, throwing of objects, or inappropriate use of words.

(ex. 1) She really had a conniption because she wasn't chosen to be Beauty Queen.

(ex. 2) She threw a conniption fit when he refused to marry her.

Corrugation:

(1) This refers to the wave shapes, or ridges, that are pressed into a sheet of material that has been softened by steam.

(2) The ridges on a surface such as a corrugated lamp shade; The act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves.

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Davenport:

Davenport is the name of a series of sofas manufactured by the now-defunct A.H. Davenport Company. Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name "Davenport" has become a genericized trademark and is often used as a synonym for "sofa", especially in the Midwestern United States and in Northern New York State, and especially amongst those born there before World War II. As it happens, the so-called Davenports of that region are often locally made sofa versions of the locally manufactured convertible Adirondack Chair. Metaphorically speaking, "Davenport" is like "Kleenex" or "Band-aid".

(ex.) Grandma Hill: "Don't put your feet on the davenport!!"

Debacle:

(1) A Disaster

(2) A great rush of waters, which breaking down all opposing barriers, barriers forward the broken fragments of rocks, and spreads them in its course.

(3) A catastrophic failure

(ex.) To break up as a river does at the end of a long-continued frost.

Defecate:

(1) Another name for "Going Poo."

(2) The act of having a bowel movement.

(3) the act or process by which organisms eliminate solid or semisolid waste material (feces) from the digestive tract via the anus. Humans expel feces with a frequency varying from a few times daily to a few times weekly; sloths can go a week without expelling.

(ex.) "That guy just got arrested cause he defecated on the grass."

Defenestrate:

The action of throwing something or someone out of a window.

Defunct:

(1) To have lost your "Funk."

(ex.) "Man look at Jim over there trying to dance in that group of people, he was way better last week, maybe he got Defunct during the week."

(2) No longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning

(ex.) A defunct law; a defunct organization.

(3) No longer in existence; dead; extinct

(ex.)A defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians.

(4) "The defunct", is the dead person referred to.

(ex.) The survivors of the defunct.

Desfrute:

The Portugês command form of the verb "desfrutar" which means "to enjoy."

Coke-A-Cola, Desfrute! = Coke-A-Cola, Enjoy!

Detritus:

Loose fragments, such as sand or gravel, that have been worn away from rock; Matter produced by the decay or disintegration of an organic substance. Rocks are made from different sizes of detritus.

Detrital Load:

A wonderful way of saying you have to go poo.

(ex.) "Hey man could you hold my drink for a bit, I gotta go drop off a detrital load!

Disagilation:

Worse than 3 demerits, 5 citations, 4 violations, 1 verbal warning, 2 written warnings, and a disciplainary review put together. Let's put it this way you don't want to know what you happens when you get four.

Jim: What does a demerit mean?
Dwight: Let's put it this way, you do not want to receive three of those.
Jim: Lay it on me.
Dwight: Three demerits and you'll receive a citation.
Jim: Now that sounds serious.
Dwight: Oh it is serious. Five citations and you're looking at a violation. Four of those and you'll receive a verbal warning. Keep it up, and you're looking at a written warning. Two of those, that'll land you in a world of hurt--in the form of a disciplinary review written up by me and placed on the desk of my immediate superior.
Jim: Which would be me.
Dwight: That is correct.
Jim: OK, I want a copy on my desk by the end of the day, or you will receive a full DISAGILATION.
Dwight: What's a dis... what's that?
Jim: Oh you don't wanna know. (-The Office)

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Euphony:

(1) A pleasing sound in poetry. The opposite of cacophony.

(2) A pleasant combination of sounds.

(3) The melodious quality of sound and rhythm that is created by the writer's choice and ar­rangement of words. Poets and writers attempting to create euphony in their work draw on literary devices such as alliteration and internal rhyme.

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F

Febulights:

Christmas lights that are still present on houses in Febuary

(ex) "The neighbors still haven't taken down their febulights."

Fine:

(1) Used before prety much any noun to show the 'fineness' thereof.

(2) Used to denote something that is highly cherished, or cool.

(ex.) "Remember my dog Spot? Yeah, he was a 'fine' pooch."

Funtivities:

Fun Activities (Coined by Michael Scott on "The Office").

FUPA:

"Fat Upper Pubic Area"

FUPA Hunters

(see also, Guenis)

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Gadfree:

A mild oath used to express suprise or annoying disgust; "My gadfree, this is taking forever!"

Guenis:

"An undesirable instance whereby the GUT of a human being protrudes from the body and hangs over and down from their waistline." (see also, FUPA)

(ex. 1)"Holy Crap! look at the size of that Guenis!!!"

(ex. 2)"Guenis Alert..."

Guffaw:

A burst of deep loud hearty laughter, Laugh boisterously.

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Haps:

(1) Happenings.

(ie.) Hill-Haps = Things that are happening with the Hill family.

Hasselhoffing:

(1) The act of changing a colleague's desktop wallpaper to display the manly physique of David Hasselhoff. Another pic. of "The Hoff"

(ex.) "Holy Crap Dude! I leave my workstation for a few seconds to visit the big boys room and you've Hasselhoffed me!

Spending all your time in the sand trap while playing golf.

(ex.) "You were Hasselhoffing your way through the first 5 holes."

(Related) Hasselhoffer, To Hasselhoff, Hasselhoffed

Humectant:

(1) A substance that attracts moisture.

(2) Any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist.

(3) The best smelling Suave brand shampoo.

Heck:

(1) You know you're in Utah if you hear this word.

(ex.) "OH MY HECK!!! That guy just flipped me off!"

(2) A place for people who don't believe in 'Gosh'

(ex.) "Go to Heck dirt bag!"

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Ignoramus:

An extremely ignorant person; Syn. Simpleton, Fool, Dunce, Know-Nothing.

Indeed:

In truth (often tends to intensify).

"I love this dance."
"Indeed. Most invigorating." (-Pride and Prejudice)

Insinuating:

(1) To suggest or hint (something unpleasant) in an indirect way; To imply

(ex.) "Are you insinuating that I am lying?"

(2) To introduce (eg an idea) in an indirect, subtle or devious way.

(ex.) "He somehow insinuated his original design into the project"

Irregardless:

Used by people who ignorantly mean to say regardless. According to Webster, it is a word, but since the prefix "ir" and the suffx "less" both mean "not or with" they cancel each other out, so what you end up with is regard. When you use this to try to say you don't care about something, you end up saying that you do. Of course everyone knows what you mean to say and only an english major will correct you, most everyone else will just lower their eyebrows in confusion.

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Jaundiced:

Showing or affected by prejudice, envy or distaste.

(ex.) "He looked with a jaundiced eye on the poor class in the community"

(ex.) "After hearing his lecture we all took a jaundiced view of child abuse."

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Kumquat:

It almost sounds rude, but even if it didn't sound rude, it's a very silly word to say. Say it three times in a row and try not to smile - next to impossible!

Knurl:

(1) Knurling is a manufacturing process, typically conducted on a lathe, whereby a visually-attractive diamond-shaped (criss-cross) pattern is cut or rolled into metal. This pattern allows hands or fingers to get a better grip on the knurled object than would be provided by the originally-smooth metal surface. Occasionally, the knurled pattern is a series of straight ridges or a helix of "straight" ridges rather than the more-usual criss-cross pattern.

(2) see also, Knurled Metal

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L

Loce:

What happens when you accidentally hit the "C" key instead of the "V" key while typing the word "LOVE"

Oh man, I loce that!!!
*Love

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Magma:

(1) Molten rock containing liquids, crystals, and dissolved gases that forms within the upper part of the Earth's mantle and crust. When erupted onto the Earth's surface, it is called lava.

(2) Just another all around fun word to say... Go on, you know you want to...

Magnetron:

(1) A self-excited oscillator used as a radar transmitter tube. Magnetrons are characterized by high peak power, small size, efficient operation, and low operating voltage. Emitted electrons interact with an electric field and a strong magnetic field to generate microwave energy. Because the direction of the electric field that accelerates the electron beam is perpendicular to the axis of the magnetic field, magnetrons are sometimes referred to as crossed-field tubes. ...

(2) A magnetron is a high-powered vacuum tube that generates coherent microwaves.

(3) In english, it's the coolest looking part inside a microwave oven. Pic2 | Pic3

Medulla Oblongata:

(1) The Medulla Oblongata is the lower portion of the brainstem. It deals with autonomic functions.

(2) A fetching sweet word to say; It could be said to explain something that is crooked or oblong (at least it sounds like you could use it in that context).

(ex.) I was working with Grandpa the other day and he asked me to pass him the Medulla Oblongata that was laying over there, I had no clue what he was talking about..."

Methylchloroisothiazolinone:

(1) A preservative with antibacterial and antifungal effects within the group of isothiazolinones. It is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeast and fungi. It is found in many water-based personal care products and cosmetics. It is also used in glue production, detergents, paints, fuels and other industrial processes. Methylchloroisothiazolinone is known by the registered tradename Kathon CG when used in combination with methylisothiazolinone.

(2) You can usually find this ingredient in your shampoo, or body wash. I noticed it while showering one morning and have looked for it ever since. It's just a really long word and it's fun to say.

Mezz:

(1) Short for the word Mezzanine.

(2) An intermediate level between floor and ceiling occupying a partial area of the floor space. Click to see a Mez.

Mukluk:

(1) Mukluks are a soft boot traditionally made of reindeer skin or sealskin and were originally worn by Arctic natives.

(2) Just another all around fun word to say... Go on, you know you want to...

(ex.) Man: "They don't wear goloshes..."
Man 2: "Who, the whales?"
Man: "NO!, The eskimos... They Wear MUKLUKS!!"

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Ointment:

In all reality I really despise this word, but I like the oink sound of it and I like that it is kind of gooey sounding. It is a good word to work into a conversation, it has some fine substance.

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Penberthy:

As in and relating to Robert Penberthy; A friend from school; He works at Novell and likes to golf.

Periwinkle:

Periwinkles are mollusks of the genus Littorina. They have a visceral mass, radula, foot, and a distinct head

Trailing evergreen plants of the genus Vinca; a light purplish blue (also called periwinkle blue).

Peruse:

(1) examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

(2) When it comes to Perusing, the key is in the "at your leisure." Usually when you see someone perusing something, their intents are to examine and fine out as much as they can. Most of the time however, they will act like they aren't realy interested in anything, and will refuse help for fear that people will start to wonder. We see this alot in stores.

Phlegm:

Phlegm is a type of mucus, the sticky fluid secreted by the mucous membranes of animals. Its definition is limited to the mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that from the nasal passages, and particularly that which is expelled by coughing (sputum). Colloquially known as a loogie.

Plethora:

(1) One of the best ways to describe many.

(2) A vast amount of something, an excess (Detail).

(ex.) "Man, I dont see why Nintendo just doesn't send out a Plethora of Wii's so that we can all have one."

Pop-Hip:

The condition that 80's POP band members have now from doing so many pelvic thrusts back in the day.

(ex.) "Awe man, There went Tony's hip again! He has the worst case of Pop-Hip I have ever seen!"

Privy:

(1) A latrine, outhouse, or bathroom; A room or small outbuilding used as a toilet, usually an earth closet rather than a water closet.

(2) An outhouse: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.

(ex.) "Hold on Guys, I gotta go use the Privy"

(3) Hidden from general view or use.

(ex.) "A Privy place to rest and think"; "A secluded romantic spot"; "A secret garden"

(4) (Followed by `to') Informed about something secret or not generally known

(ex.) "Privy to the details of the conspiracy"

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Q

Quagmire:

(1) A difficult, precarious, or entrapping position : predicament

(ex.) "There are at least three other students in the course who have indicated significant personal problems that have hampered their success in this course. If I were to provide special relief for one, then I would be obligated to open up such relief for them (and perhaps others I haven’t heard about). In some cases, it may be too late to retroactively apply such relief to the other students. Then, I have a "quagmire" to sort out."

(2) Derived from "quake" + "mire", meaning literally "shaky, miry ground."

(3) A soft boggy or marshy area that gives way under foot.

(ex.) "I just stepped in a mucky quagmire of corn paste."

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Ragamuffin:

Used to refer to someone clothed in shabby, ill-fitting or dirty clothes; a dirty shabbily clothed urchin.

(ex.) Michael Scott: "This might be Phyllis only wedding ever. It is my job to ensure that none of you look like ragamuffins"

Rockery:

(1) A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of garden that features extensive use of rocks or stones, along with plants native to rocky or alpine environments.

(2) Petersen's Rock Garden in Redmond Oregon, is a great example of a "Fine Rockery Establishment," They even have a great "Rockery Sign."

Rock-Up:

(1) To attend, or be present;

(ex.) "Yeah, They said we could just rock up at their house any time we like."

(2) To bring interest to a place

(ex.) "We'll rock up that place like no other."

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Saudade:

(1) a Portuguese word for a feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return.

(2) The famous saudade of the Portuguese is a vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist, for something other than the present, a turning towards the past or towards the future; not an active discontent or poignant sadness but an indolent dreaming wistfulness.

(ex.) "Eu tenho saudades."

Schweey:

This word comes about when trying to type "Schweet" but you accidently hit the 'y' key instead of the 't' key, Thus creating a word that is cool, if not cooler than it's originally intended predecessor, and has the exact same meaning.

(ex.) "Hey dude, long time no see! I got a new iPhone, it's so schweey!"

Shaboink:

(1) Random thing or object in reference.

(ex.) "Hey, toss that shaboink over here."

(2) When one bangs their elbow against something fix it temporarily.

(ex.) "Hey Cleber, run on over there and Shaboink that there T.V., it's git'n all fuzzy like."

Shunt:

(1) British term for crash or accident.

(2) A surgically created diversion of fluid (eg, blood or cerebrospinal fluid) from one area of the body to another area of the body.

In electricity, a shunt is a device which allows electrical current to pass around another point in the circuit.

Small Potatoes:

(1) No big deal; Not a problem compared to...

(ex.) "Earthquakes near divergent plate boundaries are "Small Potatoes" compared to those at convergent plate boundaries."

Sputum:

Substance expelled by coughing or clearing the throat. It may contain a variety of material from the respiratory tract: mucus, blood, pus, etc.

Subpoenas:

One of those words that Causes you to think twice about what you just heard or said, or causes you to feel the need to repent after hearing or saying.

The plural form of "Subpoena"; A subpoena is "a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter.

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Vector:

(1) Pretty much any time you are trying to explain something technical and you don't really know what you are talking about, you can just throw the word "Vector" in there and it will magically make you sound like a PRO.

(2) geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images in computer graphics. It is used by contrast to the term raster graphics, which is the representation of images as a collection of pixels (dots).

(3) Vector is a breakfast cereal manufactured by Kellogg's Canada. At least one reputable source has risen eerie concerns about this so-touted "meal replacement". They say that Vector "at first glance looks like many other cereal flakes. But it is more – a lot more." They mention that because Vector contains such high levels of some substances that the Canadian Minister of Health refused to list it as a cereal.

(4) carrier of an infectious agent; capable of transmitting infection from one host to another; especially the animal that transfers an infectious agent from one host to another, usually an arthropod.

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Warsh:

(1) Hick-slang: 'To wash'

(ex.) "Dang ol need to warsh them there socks."

(2) To "wash" without actually washing.

(ex.) Maw: "Wash your hands young man!"
Kid: "But there's no soap!"
Maw: "Then warsh 'em."

Welp:

One of the best ways to break awkward silence in a group of people. The longer the silence continues, and people sit staring around at eachother, the more appropriate the "Welp."

(ex.) "Big Gulps huh?......"
{Silence Persists}...
"Welp!" see ya later!"

Wotcher:

(1) A contraction of "What cheer"; A really old greeting that has become kind of colloquial the some way some Americans use Howdy vs. Hello; A shortened form of "what cheer!"

(2) In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Tonks' greeting to Harry: "Wotcher, Harry" is telling because the word "wotcher" is classed. It is a word that essentially means "what's up?" or "hello" and is used throughout the working class discourse community in Britain.

(3) A greeting between friends, used mainly in London. Also spelled "wotcha."
(ex.) "Wotcher, Harry!" -Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Wee-Snaw:

How SpongeBob imitates the sound that his pet sea horse, Mystery makes.

(ex.) Mr. Krabs: "What was that?"
SpongeBob SquarePants: "I was just doing my impression of Mystery. Wee-snaw."
Mr. Krabs: "Well, keep working on it. That was terrible."

WYSIWYG:

(1) "What You See Is What You Get"

(2) Used in web development to describe a program that shows you exactally what the code you are typing will display, usually updates as you type.

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Yeppers / Yesh:

An alternative to the word 'yes'.

(ex.) Jan: "Are you going to take care of this?"
Michael: "Yeppers."
Jan: "What did I tell you about “yeppers”?
Michael: "I don’t…remember…"
Jan: "I told you not to say it. Do you remember that?"
Michael: "Yeshhhh." (-The Office)

YISDERSOMENIMORORSIASISDENDERISORSIS?!:

I learned this word at Mo's restraunt on the oregon coast. Our server explained to me what it meant, and now... I know. I'll let you try to figure it out. (Hint, the answer is in my photo pages.)

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Zamboni:

An ice resurfacer is a truck-like vehicle used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink, originally developed by Frank J. Zamboni in 1949. The Zamboni Corporation and other companies manufacture ice resurfacing machines, but because of the success of the Zamboni Corporation, Zamboni has become a genericized trademark and most people refer to any ice resurfacer as a Zamboni;
Spongebob Zamboni;
Typical Zamboni Pattern.

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