Isn't 'apotropaic' A Nice Word?

[sandyRoe]

I came across it while googling, 'eye cup'. While it's not one you'd use often it's good to have it in reserve and, fingers crossed, It'll be given an outing soon..

[maggiebee]

Lovely word Sandy, even if it doesn't trip off the tongue very easily. Had to look up the phonetic pronunciation.

[mikey4444]

Thanks sandy...I am always looking for a new word, to drop into conversations !

Here is one of my favourites from last year ::: onomatopoeic !

[kvalidir]

Slubberdegullion is my freakish word of the day today- and if you like obsolete or weird and wonderful words check out this site- I look often and confound people I don't like ;-)
http://obsoleteword.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/gobemouche.html

[jim360]

Oftentimes the usance of unconventional or sesquipedalian verbiage is a manifestation not of linguistic erudition but of supercilious pomposity.

[Sipowicz]

Ditto!

[aelmpvw]

that's strange jim360 i said the very same thing the other day

[Brinjal]

Peripatetic

[scorpiojo]

Floccinaucinihilipilification

[mikey4444]

Jim...I can't possibly say all that with my teeth in !

[Sipowicz]

That's easy for you to say!

[jno]

nowt to do with erudition, it sounds nice, like what sandyRoe said

[mikey4444]

scorpiojo...I wish I had known that word while I was posting on the newspaper thread ...seems to fit The Sun perfectly !

[mikey4444]

Brinjal...when I was a little boy in the 60's, I had an Aunt back who was a Peripatetic Music Teacher...I never knew what it meant though !

[scorpiojo]

I'm saying nothing, mikey :)

[anneasquith]

funnily enough, we were discussing the merits of a word today, Bu**er. very descriptive in some situation. :)

[Psybbo]

Butter, Anne?

[RATTER15]

I was having a we earned break with staff yesterday when one of the young females came towards with her phone saying, "Do you want to see my clematis" I nearly choked on my coffee!!!

[tonyav]

Most of these words have way to many letters in them, all my favorite word only contain four.

[RATTER15]

*well earned

[anneasquith]

oh heck, i'll live dangerously..................buffer !!!!!