FabSwingers.com forum: The lingering sounds and shapes

By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

...of words.

Words are dead good, aren't they?

Are there any words, phrases, maybe even whole sentences/quotes that give you a little joy when you read them? Maybe some alliterative turn from a book, or the way a word sounds to you specifically...

I'd love to hear them all if you'd be willing

(Full disclosure: this thread was inspired by me typing 'Seasonal Peens' over my morning coffee and I hate myself for finding it so satisfying to say out loud)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love the hear, say, or read the word skullduggery. I can’t even put my finger on why, I just think it’s ace.

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By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"I love the hear, say, or read the word skullduggery. I can’t even put my finger on why, I just think it’s ace. "

It is ace!

It's that duggery bit for me, it's fast and bouncy, very fun

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Equilibrium and Somnambulism - the phonetics of both words are delightful (well, I find them so at least)

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By *ersuasion22Couple
over a year ago

Herts

'I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.'

One of my favourite quotes from Wuthering Heights. Maybe a little deep for this forum on a very hot Tuesday morning, but I couldn't resist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.'

One of my favourite quotes from Wuthering Heights. Maybe a little deep for this forum on a very hot Tuesday morning, but I couldn't resist

Love Kate Bush

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By *ersuasion22Couple
over a year ago

Herts

Kate Bush is great, but Emily Brontë is the OG

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've always had a little squee at Jabberwocky

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

It's not a specific word, so much - it's the way they work together. To create an image in your mind, one word will spin it in one direction, a simile will slightly alter it. It's a thing of beauty, and it's unique in all of us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Words are wondrous! I find Aurura Borealis very pleasing on the tongue.

Reading artfully arranged words is one of my favourite things.

"Dr. Iannis had enjoyed a satisfactory day in which none of his patients had died or got any worse."

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernèires.

"Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me."

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Suzanna Clarke.

"Mr. Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone - which is only to be expected in a fairy or an angel, but is somewhat disconcerting in an attorney."

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Suzanna Clarke.

"She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets."

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Suzanna Clarke.

I really like Suzannah Clarke...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kate Bush is great, but Emily Brontë is the OG

Who?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Dr. Iannis had enjoyed a satisfactory orange which was as ripe as the day it was picked."

Captain Corelli's Mandarin - Louis de Bernèires."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't know if this qualifies but

When I have anxieties and feel like the world's working against me i think on a quote i heard by chance years ago

Don't let the wish be the father of the thought

It's stops me from feeling like it's only me

I know that doesn't make sense lol but it does to me

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

My Yorkshire accent brings out lots of imitators, which is funny.

I get broader after I've had a pint

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By *assy69Man
over a year ago

West Sussex and Wales

I love words, and the construction of sentences, paragraphs and documents. Much of my work is focused on this.

I also love Robert Frost poetry, and my favourite poem of his is this one:

One of my wishes is that those dark trees,

So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,

Were not, as 'twere, the merest mask of gloom,

But stretched away unto the edge of doom.

I should not be withheld but that some day

Into their vastness I should steal away,

Fearless of ever finding open land,

Or highway where the slow wheel pours the sand.

I do not see why I should e'er turn back,

Or those should not set forth upon my track

To overtake me, who should miss me here

And long to know if still I held them dear.

They would not find me changed from him they knew—

Only more sure of all I thought was true

It always moves me, every time I read it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's so many words that I like! I love saying words that have gl in them, like glee and glum. They just feel nice in my mouth.

I like the word onomatopoeia and I like onomatopoeia words. (And I know how to spell it which usually impressed people.)

I like hyperbole because I remember a friend of mine saying it wrong which makes me giggle. Although you should never laugh at outsole that mispronounce words as it means they learnt it from reading it.

My other favourite words are mellifluous, akimbo and tricky.

Oh! And spuddle! I like spuddling.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also, I like the phrase spam purse.

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By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

These were great to read after work... love that everyone had different words or quotes for different personal reasons. That's very cool

Also what's a spam purse?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Piss flaps always bring a smile to my face

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"These were great to read after work... love that everyone had different words or quotes for different personal reasons. That's very cool

Also what's a spam purse?"

It's a special meaty pocket that you can put your pork sword in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"These were great to read after work... love that everyone had different words or quotes for different personal reasons. That's very cool

Also what's a spam purse?

It's a special meaty pocket that you can put your pork sword in. "

well that's going to stick in my head now

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By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"These were great to read after work... love that everyone had different words or quotes for different personal reasons. That's very cool

Also what's a spam purse?

It's a special meaty pocket that you can put your pork sword in. "

I don't have a pork sword, I have a filet migndong.

Hope I'm saying that right on a wordy-word thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love the hear, say, or read the word skullduggery. I can’t even put my finger on why, I just think it’s ace. "
im same when calling people nincompoop its got a lovely childishness that suits me well

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling."

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word. "

Cootsh, basically.

It's a Welsh thing.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Tallywhacker - a glorious old slang term for a penis that is sadly, seldom heard today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

Cootsh, basically.

It's a Welsh thing.

That's SO* close to how I was thinking it was pronounced.

Cuh wuh titch - SO close

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tallywhacker - a glorious old slang term for a penis that is sadly, seldom heard today

Holy smokes Batman, why can't we see your tallywhacker? Like that?

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word. "

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either."

Isn't OP Welsh?

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either.

Isn't OP Welsh?

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Sort of. He's from the branch of Welsh people that settled in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in the 19th century.

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By *affeine Dusk OP Man
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either.

Isn't OP Welsh?

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Sort of. He's from the branch of Welsh people that settled in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in the 19th century.

I'm one of the more handsome Chubs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either.

Isn't OP Welsh?

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Sort of. He's from the branch of Welsh people that settled in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in the 19th century.

I'm one of the more handsome Chubs.

I'll say

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"Hi ØP, I like words which compel me to delve deeper into their meaning and etymology.

I love "Hyperbole" because it's pronounced quite differently to the way it's spelled (Hi-Per-Blee").

My favourite antonym is "malevolence" and "benevolence" because the spelling and pronunciation are quite similar, but the meanings are far from it!

The word "Zephyr" sounds refreshingly cool and satisfying.

I also like "Quintessential" because it's so unashamedly, but delightfully, pretentious and ostentatious.

My current favourite is "Cwtch" - a tactile word which represents everything to do with cuddling, hugging and snuggling.

How do you pronounce Cwtch? I love the word.

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"Cuutch".

Or at least that's how one of my Welsh relatives pronounces it. OP isn't far off either.

Isn't OP Welsh?

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Sort of. He's from the branch of Welsh people that settled in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in the 19th century.

I'm one of the more handsome Chubs.

I'll say"

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I concur.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m totally rubbish with words in fact I failed English at high school

but I do love the sound of words. I love being read to

Anyone want to read to me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love brian bilston, have a few of his books. He had a way with words, his poems can be comical, thought provoking and sometimes heartbreaking

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By *rolicUsCouple
over a year ago

Alluringly mysterious

We are huge fans of enjoying words.

Insult words eg pillock; berk; wazzock

Also words like crepuscular or oleaginous are so pleasing.

I love Mary Oliver’s poetry too. Especially Wild Geese:-

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain

are moving across the landscapes,

over the prairies and the deep trees,

the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,

are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

the world offers itself to your imagination,

calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -

over and over announcing your place

in the family of things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Think we are out classed here..... my word is simply “Cockwomble”

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

One of my favourite words is a German one: "Zusammenbruch", which means breakdown or collapse. I don't speak German but remember learning it for an essay at university and really like saying it!

In terms of a quote, I have no idea who said it or if it's a real quote (I found it on a mural in San Diego), but it stayed with me:

'Be humble, you are made of earth;

Be noble, you are made of stars'

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