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Done-With-It!
07-06-2008, 05:51 PM
More than 5 of these, lol

1. Erinaceous
Like a hedgehog


2. Lamprophony
Loudness and clarity of voice


3. Depone
To testify under oath


4. Finnimbrun
A trinket or knick-knack


5. floccinaucinihilipilification
Estimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.


6. Inaniloquent
Pertaining to idle talk


7. Limerance
An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.


8. Mesonoxian
Pertaining to midnight


9. Mungo
A dumpster diver - one who extracts valuable things from trash


10. Nihilarian
A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).

11. Nudiustertian
The day before yesterday


12. Phenakism
Deception or trickery


13. Pronk
A weak or foolish person


14. Pulveratricious
Covered with dust


15. Rastaquouere
A social climber


16. Scopperloit
Rude or rough play


17. Selcouth
Unfamiliar, rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful. For example: The List Universe is such a selcouth website!


18. Tyrotoxism
To be poisoned by cheese


19. Widdiful
Someone who deserves to be hanged


20. Zabernism
The abuse of military power or authority.

annihilate_me
07-06-2008, 09:20 PM
I can honestly say I didn't know any of those, but I can also say that I've learned something new!

indigo
07-15-2008, 02:51 AM
You ought to start a new conga with those words Done, they rock...