You gotta love English, a language with a word for the act of being thrown through a window - "defenestration" (ok, so its originally a french word
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Any other weird word you want to share
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| Author: | Aubai [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:31 am ] |
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You gotta love English, a language with a word for the act of being thrown through a window - "defenestration" (ok, so its originally a french word )
Any other weird word you want to share
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| Author: | iJasonT [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:18 am ] |
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....hmmmmmm Dendrophilia A big fancy word when 'Wierdo-Wackjob' would work just fine. |
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| Author: | X2-PB [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:31 am ] |
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Most of these are derived from latin though so it's not strictly english! There is a book sold over here that lists the fancy names of over a thousand different phobias. I believe it's called something like "The encyclopeadia of phobias"! |
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| Author: | bigyak [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:50 am ] |
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Sesquapadalia is one of my favorites, and describes this thread perfectly. Perambulator is also a good one. |
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