Not necessarily words, but a simple phrase: "I like you."
I think people should say that to each other more.
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"I fink you freaky, and I like you a lot..."
I like u
Thy will be done!
Thank you. It's important to tell the people you like that you like them.
Heretic. Something about that word feels very relevant in modern society...
The -tics are all very powerful
erotics is my favorite power to summon
Arbiter ?
I'm the sort of weirdo who uses all kinds of stilted vocabulary in not-terribly-formal situation. Just a few words that I use regularly that I remember getting shit for using:
- Ostensibly
- Indeed
- Escarpment
- Thrice
I do use "chagrin" not infrequently. I can't think of a time when I've used the word "reify", but it feels like the sort of word I'd use.
I use ostensibly a lot lately. Seems like an appropriate word for our times.
I had to look up escarpment. How do you regularly have the opportunity to use that word?
Last time I remember getting shit for using it, I was streaming on Twitch and randomly forgot the word "cliff". Heh.
The viewers (all two of them, lol) responded with "indubitibly"s and the "like a sir" rage faces. Lol.
That was probably... 3 years ago? I'm sure I've used it at least a few times since then, but I can't remember a specific time aside from talking about the aforementioned incident.
Pfftt... "Aforementioned." Well la-di-da.
I don't hear flibbertigibbet or flabbergasted enough in my life.
Shakira Flabbergasted
Charlatan
No
The most important of all time. Seriously
Serendipitous Oligarchical Slaying
It has a nice ring to it.
Toxicognaths (toxic jaw)
Chilopoda (lip foot)
"ol girl had chilopoda but I still ate that 🥴"
I like it
Nonplussed and forbearance. Got the latter into a work email earlier, easily the highlight of my day
Penultimate is a useful word I never use in speaking.
Widdershins
Aue aye, Cap'n
Hitherto
heretofore
Betwixt
"Madam"
but apparently Yankees have some weird association between that word and age
I enjoy the lecherous connotation. If I was a lady I'd be so honored
Just some women, usually named Karen...
Weird
anisotropic /ăn-ī″sə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk/
adjective
- Not isotropic.
- Having properties that differ based on the direction of measurement.
- Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik
Please give the definitions if its abstruse or uncommon, folks
Melancholy. It just sounds so nice. It rolls off the tongue so well and it's just a beautiful word.
Overmorrow. No more of this "the day after tomorrow" nonsense.
And by extension, words like overWednesday, for the second Wednesday from now. Or overweek and overmonth.
Don't
Worry
About
The
Squirting