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February 21, 2007
Say the Word
a·cap·no·tic
n. a nonsmoker
u·ca·le·gon
n. a neighbor whose house is on fire
floc·ci·fy
v. to consider worthless
e·pi·car·i·ca·cy
n. taking pleasure in others' misfortune
ca·co·zel·i·a
n. the use of rare or foreign words to appear learned
Hat Tip: Futility Closet
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at February 21, 2007 09:34 PM
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From that list, I like "cacozelia." But to me it sounds like the name of a very colorful, beautiful flower.
ie. Alongside the array of birds of paradise sat a lone crimson cacozelia, its large blossoms bursting open, happily greeting the sun.
BTW, this beautiful blossom would be a Penstemon, part of the Scrophulariaceae family.(how's that for rare/foreign words?)
Posted by: Pearl at February 22, 2007 05:35 AM
"Ucalegon" is just plain weird! :-)
What kind of culture has a word for "the neighbor whose house is on fire"???
Posted by: Amy at February 22, 2007 06:17 AM
Pearl:
Isn't that funny? I had the same thought. I imagined a delicate purple flower in the Amazon jungle.
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at February 22, 2007 08:25 AM
Amy:
What kind of culture has this word? A culture that has more words in its lexicon than any other language on the face of the earth.
Just a thought.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at February 22, 2007 08:32 AM