Weird and Wonderful Words

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

Pronounced TUR-Shuh in Irish or TOOR-shuh in Scottish I think many of us are experiencing this in a deep way.

The antidote is to find joy, gratitude, etc.

My daughter sent me this link today and it was the perfect antidote. President Obama telling the story of one woman‘s voice energizing him, a room and a movement. Fire it up! Ready to go!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIfNLskTgQB/?igsh=ZGIxYWg0Nnp6YWc2

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@CBee

Deblovestoread Shout out to Edith Childs who was the woman who started it! 1d

TheBookHippie My grandson 11 asked me what to yell so people would yell back - So he hollered at the top of his voice “ TELL ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE” in a crowd of 3000 plus people the 200 closest to us replied “THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.” A lady who was 92 in a wheelchair later stopped us to say she now had hope, because it was a child‘s voice and adults answered him. Yes I cried. I was a puddle. 1d

Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1d

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BookmarkTavern Oh this is a good word! I‘m saving it immediately. 💖💖💖 1d

Graciouswarriorprincess I saw this and screenshot it. 1d

AmyG So many of us feel this. 1d

CBee I feel this so much. And I remember that part in his book about Edith! Fire it up! Ready to go 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1d

CBee @TheBookHippie that is AWESOME 1d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵💙🩵 I'm not crying, you're crying! 23h

dabbe What a W🤩WZA word: one that is much needed. 🩵💙🩵 23h

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peanutnine

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

My partner sent me this Instagram reel this morning. This word is so me and it's fun to say. According to urban dictionary it can also mean "to cuddle with, rub faces and noses with, and generally make a fuss over your pets" - which I also love to do. So snerdle is about to make a come back in my vocabulary ???
#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

CBee Ohhhhh I could be a professional snerdler 😂 1y

5feet.of.fury Awww so cute. I could go for either definition right about now. 1y

dabbe I think most of us love to snerdle our pets, right? Love to say it out loud! 💜🖤🧡 1y

Megabooks Great word! 1y

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wanderinglynn

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday Saw this in an Etsy store.

Schnapsidee: German - An idea so ridiculous you must have been drunk when you thought it up.

Although I have to ask @julesG if this is an actual German word. Curious minds want to know.

CBee

AkashaVampie haha i love that word!!! I dont drink anymore but yeah awesome word. 2y

slategreyskies I‘m curious as to whether or not it‘s a real word as well. 2y

swynn It's in LEO (the online German-English language tool) so... https://dict.leo.org/german-english/schnapsidee 2y

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wanderinglynn @swynn good enough for me! 👍🏻😀 @slategreyskies 2y

CBee Hubby is German so I‘m going to see if he‘s heard of this word! Thanks for posting 💚 2y

julesG It is a real German word and the explanation is correct too. I'm offering another wonderful German word: when the result in a game of dice is made up of repeat digits it's called a "Schnapszahl" and the person who has to shout a round of Schnaps. @CBee @swynn @slategreyskies @AkashaVampie 2y

CBee @julesG very cool! 2y

AkashaVampie @julesG 💜 2y

swynn @julesG Love it! 2y

wanderinglynn Thanks @julesG 😀 One of these days, I‘m going to start learning German! I love all the fun words. 2y

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Deblovestoread

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

This word came up in one of my books this last week. I had never seen it before and wondered if it might be Vulcan as I‘ve been watching The Big Bang Theory…I was only off by a little bit as it is Martian 😂

#WeirdWordsWednesday

@CBee

CBee Oh wow! I‘ve seen it before and never knew what it meant 😊 2y

vivastory I haven't read Heinlein's book but I had heard that it introduced a new neologism. According to this article, Heinlein also invented waterbeds (?!)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64993/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-str... 2y

Deblovestoread @vivastory Thanks for the interesting article, Scott. I haven‘t read it either but intend to one day

Stranger in a Strange Land

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wanderinglynn

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

#weirdword

One of those words that just sounds weird to me.

CBee

dabbe This word always makes me feel like I'm swearing, especially if I emphasize the “EFF“ part. 🤣 2y

CBee @dabbe 🤭🤭🤭 2y

CBee Good one, @wanderinglynn! 2y

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wanderinglynn @dabbe 😆😆😆 2y

marleed What came to mind for me when reading this word and definition was my ineffable grandmother who survived all three her children. 2y

wanderinglynn @marleed ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

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wanderinglynn

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

Supercilious is a #weirdword that when repeated multiple times, loses its meaning.

This phenomenon is called semantic satiation. It happens because our brains translate words into ideas. And so when a word is repeated, the brain just focuses on the sound of the word and not the meaning, which is why it can start to sound like gibberish.

How cool is that?

CBee

rockpools Very cool! 2y

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