What is your favorite English word?

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Most of these.. :smile:

http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabb ... wocky.html

but, more particularly, bo**ocks! :tongue:

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Perhaps

bookkeeper

3 double letters in a row! :clap:
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Kare wrote:serendipity
One of my favourites, too.

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Samma wrote:Perhaps

bookkeeper

3 double letters in a row! :clap:
Hey, never noticed that before. Cool!
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Perambulate
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I quite like the word 'shellacking' in the sense of 'to be given a shellacking' (decisively defeated):
shel·lac also shel·lack (sh-lk)
n.
1. A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records.
2. A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood.
3. An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.
tr.v.
1. shel·lacked also shel·lacked, shel·lack·ing also shel·lack·ing, shel·lacs also shel·lacks To coat or finish with shellac.
2. Slang
a. To strike repeatedly and severely; batter.
b. To defeat decisively.
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evanescent

It's a rather 'Buddhist' word too. :smile:
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Food. I dunno why. :shrug:
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Nice. I quite like that one. :smile:
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