floccinaucinihilipilification (with a tip of the hat to RAH...my son and I look for new situations to use this one) heuristic--I especially loved it when this one showed up on "wait, wait, don't tell me!" Ken On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 07:35 PM, Chris Olson - SunPS wrote: > So, all this talk of ugly words got me wondering.... > > What unusual words do people really like? > > Currently, I'm fond of callipygian and cacopygian, because > they sound a little off and their meaning can fit in > so nicely with sly compliments or insults....:) > > Thanks to the work of a certain author who posts here (ahem), > I've started using perspicacious in everyday speech. That's > just a fun one. <grin> > > Anyone else have any cool or interesting words they like? > > Chris (Who enjoys learning unusual words...:) > > "Blind man's night is music to the deaf, and > everyone has *two* paths, not one, whence comes > tragedy and comedy, forsooth and damn straight, > son." > - "The Gypsy" - Brust & Lindholm > >