I love the way words feel as they tumble around in my mind. A well-written phrase brings more pleasure than a piece of chocolate-- honest. The transience of language intrigues me, the way words morph and grow to reflect a changing culture.
Here are a couple of words that might find their way into our dictionary some day.
truthiness: n. This word coined by Stephen Colbert refers to a person who feels the truth about something in his gut and isn't bothered by facts or logic to the contrary. If something feels truthy, it is truthy.
writerliness: n. Writerliness (term first used by Sol Stein) is the substance of writing that makes it a pleasure to read. Literary turns of phrase that captivate the reader are writerly.
smunch, squwitch, splot, kachink: Words that imitate sounds are great, like the sound an apple makes when you step on it (pahsquit) or the sound of a moth butting up against a window (whrthwick).
Do you have any favorite new words?
2 comments:
I love words that imitate sounds. Thunk. Thwack. Blip.
Suzie Eller
http://momiwant2be.blogspot.com
I love the word "brouhaha". Which currently describes my home from bath time to bed time :-).
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