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Title: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on March 01, 2020, 01:58:01 PM
Hey gang! If you're anything like me, you love using a nice fancy word every once in a while. I wanted to open a dialogue to share some of your favorites. JUST TO BE CLEAR: This thread is for fancy words you can actually get some milage out of. Like yeah, sesquipedalian is a great word but let's be real you only get to bust that one out maybe 2-3 times a year. Ok I'll start:

Posit
Peruse (but actually using it correctly instead of what most people think it means)
Portmanteau
Broach (the verb not the noun and yes I learned it from Cosmo Kramer and no I'm not ashamed of that)
Impetus
Compunction

PRO TIP: if your idea of a fancy word is like plethora please save yourself the humiliation of posting ITT this is for people that read above a 6th grade level TIA go cats
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: catastrophe on March 01, 2020, 02:16:10 PM
I try to avoid using fancy words
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: DaBigTrain on March 01, 2020, 02:26:37 PM
I’m gotten some good mileage out of sanctimonious the last couple of years.
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: halfEmpty on March 01, 2020, 04:24:59 PM
I don't talk to people...
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: bucket on March 01, 2020, 04:37:00 PM
minutiae
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: catastrophe on March 01, 2020, 11:05:27 PM
Does microcosm count? I like that one.
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on March 02, 2020, 08:16:18 AM
That counts, 'strophe!
I have some more

Pugilist
Decorum
Nom de plume
Iridescent (maybe not an every day word but still fun to say!)
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on March 02, 2020, 10:23:01 AM
Onus
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: Katpappy on March 02, 2020, 10:34:55 AM
Anyone who uses "Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus" is a supercilious person.
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Post by: IPA4Me on March 02, 2020, 11:51:42 AM
mercurochrome


convalescing
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: WillieWatanabe on March 02, 2020, 12:15:18 PM
stonks
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: 'taterblast on March 02, 2020, 01:40:15 PM
juxtaposition
dichotomy
Title: Re: Best fancy words that you can use somewhat regularly
Post by: passranch on March 04, 2020, 03:28:13 PM
proselytize