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Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:20 pm
by Snagglebee
Pretty sure someone said that before.
Quantum.
I need to study moar of that stuff before final exams x_x'
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:41 pm
by CHRdutch
inSAYAN
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:43 pm
by Master
Moron, Muppet, Twit, Degenerate aren't awesome, but they're useful if you're feeling pretty abrasive.
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:59 pm
by die
yolo
thats asom right guyz???
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:49 pm
by PluMGMK
"Chronophagous" == Time-consuming
Thanks boombo. 
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:47 pm
by Steo
A few of us seem to use "inall" when texting, instead of saying "and all". The British are very fond of using "init", which is basically like saying "isn't it" at the end of a sentence

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:57 pm
by PluMGMK
Maybe they should say "systemd" instead.

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:38 pm
by Steo
I love the word us Irish use where we so something for the "craic". We just want to have the "craic" is all
It just refers to having a laugh or a good time really. You do something for a bit of "craic" or say like "last night was great craic."
It has nothing to do with drugs so don't even attempt to think such a thing

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:05 pm
by PluMGMK
In case it's not clear everyone else, it's pronounced "crack", not "crake".

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:25 pm
by Harpic fraîcheur
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon, the longest word ever to appear in literature.

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:15 pm
by Steo
PluMGMK wrote:In case it's not clear everyone else, it's pronounced "crack", not "crake".

Oh yeah, I meant to mention that too
Harpic fraîcheur wrote:Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon, the longest word ever to appear in literature.

Ah, the longest word in literature, used in Aristophanes comedy play "Assemblywomen"

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:53 pm
by PluMGMK
A non-English one I really like is "sbagliato".
My Italian colleague was somewhat bewildered by the force I once attributed to the word, since it basically just means "wrong". I guess that the strong "ba-" onset brings to mind Hiberno-English terms like "banjax" and "bags up". Coupled with the reinforcing "z-" prefix, that probably makes my mind lean more towards "completely screwed up" than just "wrong".

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:17 pm
by Steo
I like the word banjaxed actually, people tend to say that here a lot
Everyone here uses the word "gaff" instead of house. I often hear "How’s she cuttin’?" here instead of hello. I also love the way we say "Oul Fella" / "Da" and "Oul Wan" / "Ma" to refer to our mothers and fathers in real life conversations
EDIT: I love "leg it" instead of run, that's brilliant

Re: Awesome words
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:47 pm
by R4Y_ANC3L
I find the word "Kerfuffle" to be an amusing word to use.
It is like a funny word that a child Would use But it makes sense in lots of stirred up occasions.
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:42 am
by Steo
Is it just the UK & Ireland that say I'm bolloxed when they're tired or is that said everywhere?
I know it's also used here the same way as banjaxed aka broken but I'm wondering is it used in that context elsewhere.
Re: Awesome words
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:01 pm
by PluMGMK
I think "magnetron"'s pretty cool. Doesn't really sound like something everyone has in their kitchen
