Word of the Day - ses·qui·pe·da·lian

Wow, my first post of April! I'm proud to report that I've finally got used to the hour of sleep I lost all thanks to my best friend Daylight Savings Time. Onward post!

Language ... words. They fascinate me. It just trips me out that out of the vibrating flesh & sinew that are your vocal chords, comes forth thought, feeling ... communication!

I personally speak three languages with varying levels of fluency: English (Greetings & salutations!), Kapampangan (kumusta naka!), and bad/ghetto English which I am particularly fluent at (wuttup dawg, wuts cracken!).

I even have favorite words:

u·biq·ui·tous, adj. - being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time.

co·nun·drum, n. - a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma.

con·stan·ti·no·ple, n. - the largest city and former capital of Turkey (my very first big word, taught to me by Dr. Seuss in his literary masterpiece Hop on Pop).

I also like fake words:

ex·pec·to pa·tro·num - this conjures the mighty Patronus spell of course! (yes I'm a closet Harry Potter geek).

bro·seph n. - brother+ joseph, a tag word similar to dood or man, first coined by Jack Black in Anchorman.

your word of choice + fart v.- faft (fart + laugh), shart (sh*t + laugh), etc.

A random polling of favorite words from friends resulted in the following:

wasps, n. - a wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is not a bee, sawfly, or an ant. (Rachel likes this word because of the way the 'sps' part of the word sounds. How do you use this word in its possessive form? Wasps'es? If you find out, let me know, it's been killing me.)

re·tro·min·gent, a. - organized so as to discharge the urine backward (submitted by Frank Noz -- I think I know people who are organized this way, especially those who frequent Gas station bathrooms, yuck)

pu·ke, n. - the Tagalog slur for vagina. (confidently submitted by Carlene's Mom, ain't she great haha)

ses·qui·pe·da·lian, adj. - given to the use of long words (submitted by Ted, my all-knowing co-worker. I just wish there was a cuss word this long - how bout' fukquipealianitch!)

If you enjoy words and language as much as I do, peep these links:

Dictionary.com - a must for all word-o-philes. Sign up for their word of the day service while you're there.

Swearsaurus - Traveling overseas? Wanna cuss out your best bud in Punjabi? "Hey eph you Pra-chodh (brother humper)". Learn to swear like the locals do! I especially enjoyed their vast Tagalog selection: Ganito ka ba talaga kabaho? Translation: Do you really stink this bad? LOL. *Sorry this site looks like it has some p0rn ads, so surf at your own risk.

UrbanDictionary.com - Don't understand what I'm saying half the time? Then this be the site for you cuh.

Well, I better quit now before I get too sesquipedalian. This is one of Genee's biggest pet peeves (check out Genee's rant on this subject in the middle of her latest post).

Any that I missed? Please share with the class!