[Closed] Todays infrequently used word

Herewith. I try to sneak it into emails with attachments to [s]look like a pretentious tosspot[/s] assert my linguistic superiority.

I don't think defenestrate gets enough usage as it's a great word (it means to throw something out of a window).

but why would you use that when accoutrements sounds so much posher?

Apostrophe

but why would you use that when accoutrements sounds so much posher?

Brexit. None of your Johnny Foreigner talk here!

Apostrophe

You are, of course, forgetting the Apostrophe obvious problem with.

albeit is a nice word to use and even though I like using it, whenever I come across it in a piece of text my brain always reads it as a German word/pronunciation i.e. "Al-Bite"

Binnacle

Knockers [i]noun[/i]

Bucolic

Contemperaneous

curmudgeon

Contemperaneous

Heh, you said "aneous".

Nitwit

Contemperaneous

Heh, you said "aneous".

....also said "Cont" 😉

I love the German word schadenfreude.

Concomitant.

And tumblehome.

Today I used both disproportionate and commensurate in the same sentence. It even made sense!

I don't think defenestrate gets enough usage as it's a great word (it means to throw something out of a window).

Defenestrate has been my favourite word for the last few weeks, I love the fact that there is a specific word for that.

I work with Americans. A lot.

As a result, I make sure that I use the most florid and esoteric language possible.

Apostrophe

Weren't they something to do with Jesus?

Pursuant

Weren't they something to do with Jesus?

[i]Apostrophe - the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.[/i]

hth.

I saw someone describing Trumps Economic policy as

Retromingent

the other day. Good word.

curmudgeon

I think we've all met a few 😉

Corbyn

Splendid

Axiomatic

Sesquipedalian.
Couldn't believe it when Brian Moore used it in a rugby commentary.
And for a term of insult......microcephalous idiot takes some beating.

Crepuscular

Psychopomp.

Used repeatedly in lesson about the afterlife in Greek mythology.

Defenestrate has been my favourite word for the last few weeks, I love the fact that there is a specific word for that.

I got it from Robert Rankin novels (as a suggested course of action to deal with small screws left over from repairing electronic equipment IIRC), and I'm in complete agreement with you.

When I was younger, a friend and I used to have a running competition to see who could belch the longest word. There's some brilliant candidates here.

We both kind of retired with us both claiming to be champion after we couldn't come to an agreement as to whether "Constantinople" beats "dodecahedron" or not.

Contemperaneous

Contemporaneous, actually.

I work with Americans. A lot.

As a result, I make sure that I use the most florid and esoteric language possible.

The sesquipedalian writings of American lawyers might trump you.

I got "atavism" into a conversation about Brexit

#bikebuoytothecheckoutsplease 😀

Contemporaneous

Ftumch, nobody says ftumch anymore.

floccinaucinihilipilification, best word ever.

I called someone a pissant today.

I called someone a pissant today.

I called some a taxi.

Competent

In mildly related news we've been trying to slip classic Reggie Perrin quotes past the comms team. I *nearly* had 'Badger ate signal box at New Malden' published to the world earlier 🙂

Slattern

needs to be much more popular

Apoplexy.

Almost as nice to type as it is to say.

My son came up with a new one today; ruderise (to make a song ruder that was originally intended). I though that was quite good for a 6 year old.

Apoplexy.

Thrutch

Thrutch

Been climbing today?

Ftumch

Obfuscate

****

"servicing" as in when you want a baby horse you take your female horse to the stallion to get it "serviced"
I also like "occulting" but don't find many reasons to fit it into conversations these days unlike "walloper", as in Donald Trump? What a walloper.

When thinking of certain political positions the word 'antediluvian' does come to mind a lot. *koff*koff*UKIP*koff.

I had the pleasure yesterday of using ampersand and nomenclature in the same sentence, which also came hot on the heels of fluglebinder. I was, I admit, positively giddy by the end of it all.

Thus.

Describing something, then drawing it or pointing to it and saying...

"Thus".

Also read a book years ago where one of the characters would start a sentence with "Now" instead of "ermm". It's an unusual opener, he postulated, and gets people's attention, while also buying you valuable seconds to formulate your thoughts. Also it's not as hesitant or indecisive as 'ermm'.
Not many other people get that, but I like it.

I usually have enough trouble speaking with normal words, but managed to use the word simulcrum in conversation the other day.... [oops spoiler deleted!]
*later admitted to youtubing it.

I have two:

Please and Thank-you. (bit of a cheat I know)

@AdamW; could also use troglodyte

Ullage is a favourite of mine.

When writing reports I endeavour to include at least one word that is likely to result in the reader reaching for a dictionary

SOmeone at work today got in with integumentary but that's worky jargon and so I'm not letting him have it

Flibbertigibbet is one of my favourite words, and flummoxed is a close second.

I think they're both lovely.

Effulgent and pulchritudinous - two words that belong in chat-up lines that have probably never been anywhere near a chat-up line.

Merkin

Buffoonery

Shenanigans

Recusant.

The other day, Slack jr telling us about his cross country run and chatting to one of his fellow "runnee's"