i believe it was a semi-famous brazilian author that once said the most beautiful word in the portuguese language was “sobrancelha”.
it means “eyebrow” btw
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re: trilobites:
- Ammolite (A kalaeidoscopic, rainbow gemstone formed from the shells of ancient ammonites)
Additionally:
- Tindalos (As in “Hounds of Tindalos”)
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- ceolacanth!
- sisyphean
- yore
- *breathes in* Jugemu Jugemu Go-Kō-no-Surikire Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyō-matsu Unrai-matsu Fūrai-matsu Kū-Neru Tokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yaburakōji no Burakōji Paipo Paipo Paipo no Shūringan Shūringan no Gūrindai Gūrindai no Ponpokopii no Ponpokonā no Chōkyūmei no Chōsuke. (arguably not one single word, but it's one name! and it shows up surprisingly often in japanese culture even today. got reminded of that when soyl mentioned japanese words.)
similarly, "denwa" for a phone call is one i enjoy saying. wonder where i got attached to that one, hm...
キョンくん、電話！
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The version of that name in media this one thinks of is always this one
it hasnt even seen this show but the song is iconic
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yeah! this was my introduction to the name (and i’d recommend Joshiraku any day since rakugo is a neat form of comedy). went with the shorter meme version here since it shows off the tongue twister aspect of the name tho
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skibidi
gyatt
rizz
sigma
/gen there is a reason i say them 700 times a day (with only minimal regrets)
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mugi is really good
and it just means wheat
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Boobasnot just hits different sometimes.
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embouchure
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Autumnal
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See this author knows what is up. It’s on my list way further up but I think jaundice is one of the prettiest most aesthetically pleasing words, it just also happens to be a disease so people don’t see it like that.
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All these single word replies make it feel like we’re playing a Mornington Crescent style game.
Blackthyne: boobasnot
listennui: embouchure
salem0.0: autumnal
FishEmoji: jaundice
listennui: you can’t play jaundice here! we’re using the original revised modern rules 2nd edition. diseases can only be played in response to seasonal words from 3rd edition onward.
FishEmoji: …
FishEmoji: trollop
listennui: I BEG YOUR PARDON?!
FishEmoji: no that’s the next word.
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That would be so on brand for her, tbh. I couldn’t even be mad lmfao
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Umm actually words from French origin are excepted from version contradiction because you can’t expect the French language to follow rules
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gubernatorial. it’s a very silly-sounding word for something otherwise serious and mundane
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Poise
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Sehnsucht is a German word my mother mentioned to me recently. It’s supposedly pretty hard to translate to English while carrying its depth and emotion, but it’s something along the lines of a yearning for something distant, unobtainable, and/or unknowable. I probably butchered that, but there’s a Wikipedia page and probably a bunch of other resources on it out there if anyone’s interested.
as for a word I can actually confidently use as an English speaker, I like microcosm a lot. Its relation to cosmos is so evocative, and yet it’s such an applicable idea that can be (and is!) used in a variety of contexts.
also, heh, evocative. I think I’ve been gravitating towards that one a lot as I grow up.
gravitating too, while we’re at it!
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I think braggadocio is pretty fun to say I guess.
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Onion
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Actually such a good word. I looooove saying Onion in a funny way.
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