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What are some of your favourite words? (feddit.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by Fudoshin@feddit.uk to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I'm a big fan of "moist"

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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Haberdasher
Penumbra
Paunch
Shabba
Thrice
Transient
Ephemeral
Polychromatic
Bellend
T'were
Widdershins
Moreso
Superfluous
Various combi-swears, such as Twattock

Also, a lot of those sort of words that kind of get made up in the fly, for things which don't really have a name:

Leanerbackeronnerer (a thing for leaning something back on)
Putterinnerer (a thing for putting a thing in another thing)
Doofydiddler (a thingumy, wotsit or doofer)

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

SHABBA

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

Exactly. I wish it were more socially acceptable for an adult to shout "Shabba!" at random intervals throughout the working day, but these days I just have to think it and enjoy it quietly to myself.

About 30 years ago, I was told off in French class with the line:

"Shabba bien merci is neither funny nor correct French, Fakeman"

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doofydiddler

This reminded me of one my mum used to say: "Dooferator"

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

Haha! That's what my parents used to change the TV channel with :)