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Old 12 August 2009, 11:28 AM   #1
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Icon5 Most Unique Word You Have Ever Seen/Used?

What's the most unique word you have ever seen/used? What's the meaning of that word?




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Old 12 August 2009, 11:50 AM   #2
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Probably a word that will get me banned if I say it lol
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Old 12 August 2009, 12:12 PM   #3
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this word always cracked me up
sesquipedalian
of words or expressions of many syllables
or someone that uses long words
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Old 12 August 2009, 12:15 PM   #4
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Autochthonous, it means indigenous. I caught a student using it from a cut and paste job on a research paper which he did not cite. He did not graduate.
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Old 12 August 2009, 12:59 PM   #5
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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is a surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat. It involves the removal of tissues which may or may not include:

The uvula (see uvulotomy)
The soft palate.
The tonsils
The adenoids, and
The pharynx.

We just call it a UPx3
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Old 12 August 2009, 01:01 PM   #6
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lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi.

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Old 12 August 2009, 01:32 PM   #7
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The longest word in the English language: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis


I use it every day.
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Old 12 August 2009, 03:42 PM   #8
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Floccinaucinihilipilification....................: thumbsup:

It is a word that means that you observe or determine something has the quality of being absolutely worthless.......

such as ..
.............I see floccinaucinihilipilification in some of the posts on TRF !
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Old 12 August 2009, 03:51 PM   #9
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The longest word in the English language: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis


I use it every day.
If you include Welsh and Maori then that is a short word.
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Old 12 August 2009, 06:09 PM   #10
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Oh dude this thread gave me a migraine trying to disypher all this gibbledegoo LOL
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Old 12 August 2009, 06:39 PM   #11
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If you include Welsh and Maori then that is a short word.
Exactly

This is actually a place name but it is long.

TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKI MAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU

A hill in New Zealand. This Maori name was in general use, but is now generally abbreviated to Taumata. The name means: the summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one
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Old 12 August 2009, 07:12 PM   #12
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Perambulate. It's something the "Ruperts" do on a parade ground.
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Old 12 August 2009, 07:41 PM   #13
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Exactly

This is actually a place name but it is long.

TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKI MAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU

A hill in New Zealand. This Maori name was in general use, but is now generally abbreviated to Taumata. The name means: the summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one
interesting...

is that why the artist formally know as Prince came up with that name, then got sick of the long-ness of it, so changed to a some sort of "?" symbol?
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Old 12 August 2009, 10:30 PM   #14
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spelled 2 different ways... schnorrer or shnorer...
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Old 12 August 2009, 10:43 PM   #15
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dichotomy as in tuck&hide'76 posting on the main forum LOL
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Old 12 August 2009, 11:05 PM   #16
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dichotomy as in tuck&hide'76 posting on the main forum LOL
Who the bleedin' heck are you calling a dich?

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Old 12 August 2009, 11:11 PM   #17
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Thingamajig, thats the doodad attached to the doohickey

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Old 12 August 2009, 11:15 PM   #18
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bourgeoisie.
meaning: 1.middle class 2. opponent of proletariat or working class.
used it in history class, now use it to make fun of my flashy friends
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Old 12 August 2009, 11:19 PM   #19
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Old 13 August 2009, 03:19 AM   #20
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Old 13 August 2009, 03:21 AM   #21
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Old 13 August 2009, 05:43 AM   #22
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I like "panoply"... I use it in the context of the #3 definition.


1 a : a full suit of armor b : ceremonial attire
2 : something forming a protective covering
3 a : a magnificent or impressive array <the full panoply of a military funeral> b : a display of all appropriate appurtenances <no need for the panoply of power>
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Old 13 August 2009, 06:19 AM   #23
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Icon10 Its a great question, perhaps!

It may not be the most unique word, but it cracks me up every time my college graduate, #1 son uses it...PERHAPS.

Off the top of my head, it means per happenstance.

Us less edge-e-cated folks often say maybe, instead!

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Old 13 August 2009, 06:32 AM   #24
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Not a big word but one that always makes me smile, it was used alot in 'little britian'
Kerfuffle.. a term for a commotion..
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Old 13 August 2009, 12:43 PM   #25
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anyone seen "Tha Hangover"....."RE-TARD"...the way the guy says it is unique and hilrious....and contagious
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Old 13 August 2009, 01:20 PM   #26
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Autochthonous, it means indigenous. I caught a student using it from a cut and paste job on a research paper which he did not cite. He did not graduate.
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Old 13 August 2009, 10:41 PM   #28
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Discombobulator!

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Old 14 August 2009, 01:01 AM   #29
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I must vote for "vicissitude." A hardly uncommon, but pompous word used routinely by equally pompous psychoanalysts often named "Otto." It means change and fluctuation and is often used to denote change in the human condition.
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