FabSwingers.com forum: Great under-used words

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

The English language has, I believe, the biggest vocabulary so any words will hardly ever be used. I wondered if anyone had any particular favourites that do not often see the light of day? Here is a chance to give them their 15 minutes of fame, they don't have to be arcane or polysyllabic, just roll off the tongue nicely and hardly get seen. Here are three of mine:

ersatz

heretofore

abhor

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

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

That should read "many" not "any"

tsk

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

"The English language has, I believe, the biggest vocabulary so any words will hardly ever be used. I wondered if anyone had any particular favourites that do not often see the light of day? Here is a chance to give them their 15 minutes of fame, they don't have to be arcane or polysyllabic, just roll off the tongue nicely and hardly get seen. Here are three of mine:

ersatz

heretofore

abhor

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pppffffttttt

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Jizz..... not only rolls off the tongue but rolls down the back of it too!!!

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

Abhor and abhorrent are in regular use ......

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

Uhmmmmmmmm both the others are still in common every day use too.

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

Muffs!

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

harmoniously

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

If your vocabulary acquires any further erudition, then I fear that you may become intoxicated with the exuberance of your own verbosity.....

Yours, Euphemosia Tulkinghorn.

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By *empnbunkCouple
over a year ago

south coast

bawbag

has to be my fave lol

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

ersatz

heretofore

abhor

Ersatz ... is not English... sorry xx

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

"If your vocabulary acquires any further erudition, then I fear that you may become intoxicated with the exuberance of your own verbosity.....

Yours, Euphemosia Tulkinghorn.

Awwwww hello Annie x x

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

ersatz

heretofore

abhor

Ersatz ... is not English... sorry xx"

No it's German but it has long been in English usage .....rather like a great many French words.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Nincompoop. I love it, makes me smile!!!

Heresy / heretic - I love the way they sound, and just roll.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

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ersatz

heretofore

abhor

Ersatz ... is not English... sorry xx

No it's German but it has long been in English usage .....rather like a great many French words. "

Shall we fight over whose it is more

And what about ... "Uber" which is now attached to so many things...

The French are much more fussy and wont even allow the word computer into their language...

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

flange..

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

ersatz

heretofore

abhor

Ersatz ... is not English... sorry xx

No it's German but it has long been in English usage .....rather like a great many French words.

Shall we fight over whose it is more

And what about ... "Uber" which is now attached to so many things...

The French are much more fussy and wont even allow the word computer into their language...

But they allow 'le week-end' and are au fait with 'hande hoche'

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

"Nincompoop. I love it, makes me smile!!!

Heresy / heretic - I love the way they sound, and just roll.

Oi. Nincompoop is my word

But we can share it

I also love 'buffoon' and 'buffoonery'

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

chirlish is a good one

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

what about flippant...when i was a kid they used to say that a lot to me ...now i know why ..lol

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

"potato"

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

Discumknockerated

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

Sausages

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

Bollox !

That word doesn't get used enough

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Honesty

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

exuberant

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

cunt!

its a cunt of a word

and very very very rarely broadcast over the telly boxes - not even wayne rooney has called a camera a cunt

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

Inexorable.

Omnipotent.

Voracious.

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

Discombobulated

or......saddlemakersbottomknocker

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

Obstreperous rumbunctious rollicking rumpy-pumpy are some of my favourite words......... and deeds.

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

titivate , fettle and champion

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

Autolatry

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

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

"Obstreperous rumbunctious rollicking rumpy-pumpy are some of my favourite words......... and deeds.

Aaahh yes, rambunctious, a fine example of onomatopoeia in my opinion, many would disagree I'm sure

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

"Autolatry

cool - I like that, it's not a word I knew.

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

antidisestablishmentarianism xx

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

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

Discombobulate xx

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

Gruntled

Ousel (a blackbird)

Voiciferous

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

atikatak.... spill

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

Nefarious.

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

Please

Thank you

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

Excuse me please

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

"Bollox !

That word doesn't get used enough"

It does in our house, particularly by me, have been told I always say it if I'm losing an argument!!!!! I never argue so I don't know what they mean

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

A word we used when in the textile industry...........Twaddle.

It's a measurement of specific gravity used in dyes for cloth.

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By *itepoosieWoman
over a year ago

North East (anywhere between Dublin & Belfast)

Plethora, one of my favourite words and very much underused.

Also bespoke - I used it last week & someone asked me what it meant

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By *itepoosieWoman
over a year ago

North East (anywhere between Dublin & Belfast)

"Please

Thank you"

I think these 2 are coming back into vogue!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

dufuss

fuckwit

squizzer

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

"Please

Thank you

I think these 2 are coming back into vogue!"

That would be nice, fed up with the pig ignorance of shoppers at Morrisons

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

I'm a big fan of ....frottage.

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

Gusset

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

Rumpus.

what a Kerfuffle.

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

Indupitably

insidious

ubiquitous

...and a rare when for us blokes to get.... yes!

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

conniption

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

agelast ( a person who never laughs) xx

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

Basorexia (an overwhelming desire to kiss) xx

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

chib

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

Dactylion (the tip of the middle finger) xx

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

cerebrally challenged

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

Gambrinous (full of beer or Voddy) xx

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

Sated

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