Any language, explain what it means if it’s not English.
For example (as a non-native speaker) I’ve always liked the English word ‘unprecedented’, mostly in the context of fiction. Especially if it paints some entity to be really mystical or wondrous or it’s own never before seen order of magnitude in any way.
Gruntled. It means pleased or contented. It’s the positive form of the much more common “disgruntled”. If someone is caught in the rain, they may be disgruntled about being wet. But you very rarely hear the word “gruntled” used.
Similarly, “whelmed” is a word, which basically means “submerged” or “engulfed”. You can be _over_whelmed by emotion, meaning you were completely overtaken and swept away by the emotion. You can be _under_whelmed by an experience, meaning it failed to fully meet your expectations. But you can also just be whelmed. The experience did exactly what you expected; no more, no less.
I have 2, spangled and gumption.
Tmesis. Breaking up a word and inserting another word.
Like absolutely becomes…
Abso-bloody-lutely.
Don’t think it has to be a swear word, but it seems most common. :)
Scots is full of wonderful words - glaiket, baffies, birl, coorie - it’s hard to pick a favourite. But I’ll go for “thrawn” - it’s a kind of perverse stubbornness, a grim grip on a point of view.
Dificilisimo. Spanish word meaning very difficult. I just love the way it sounds though.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (I hope I spelt that right)
I searched for the meaning and got a video clip instead of a musical about the word, still don’t know the meaning and I am fine with that, now I know how to sound precocious ;)
Remember to say it loud enough!
ointment
My favorite word is cunt.
Very versatile word in Straya and NZ
Waffle not the food just the word. It’s fun to say.
Solamente, it just flows so well. It means only in Spanish.
I love the word helicopter, because unobviously, the root words aren’t heli and copter, but are “helico”, meaning spiral, and “pter”, meaning wing.
I’ve always liked the word Adenosine. Not sure why, just fun to say.
I like the word “Unexpurgated”.
I have a few favorite ones in english (which is not my first language) of the top of my head:
-Document/documented (I particularly like the Q sound of the second syllable and the cadence of the pronunciation)
-Cocoon. (Just great. Satisfying to say. Makes me feel cosy. 10’s across the board)
-Gazebo. (Very removed from the usual sounds of my native language, unusual but fun)
Edited to add:
In spanish: Panóptico (panopticon) also satisfying to sat and with good cadence
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