Mirriam-Webster's top 10 "non-words" - Page 2

russotto · 05-31-2005, 12:51 PM

Of those, I only use "ginormous". "woot" and "confuzzled" annoy me, the rest I've never heard (and #10 was made up for the list).

jaguar · 05-31-2005, 12:52 PM

woot/w00t I use more as a joke, I didn't know chillax was quite so widespread. Confuzzled has a distinct meaning, very important.

mrnoodle · 05-31-2005, 01:04 PM

I use 'woot' and 'pwned', but only online. In one RPG I play, there's a "hoot" command that I'm using until they write one for 'woot'.

I used ginormous for awhile, but it seems affected when I do it.

wolf · 05-31-2005, 01:08 PM

I admit to occasionally using terms such as "You go girl" solely because they sound affected when I say them.

Trilby · 05-31-2005, 01:24 PM

There are a lot of real words that no one uses and sound very unlikely. "Otiose" is merely one example.

05-31-2005, 12:52 PM	#17
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	woot/w00t I use more as a joke, I didn't know chillax was quite so widespread. Confuzzled has a distinct meaning, very important. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-31-2005, 01:04 PM	#18
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I use 'woot' and 'pwned', but only online. In one RPG I play, there's a "hoot" command that I'm using until they write one for 'woot'. I used ginormous for awhile, but it seems affected when I do it. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

05-31-2005, 01:08 PM	#19
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I admit to occasionally using terms such as "You go girl" solely because they sound affected when I say them. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-31-2005, 01:24 PM	#20
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	There are a lot of real words that no one uses and sound very unlikely. "Otiose" is merely one example. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-31-2005, 12:51 PM	#16
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Of those, I only use "ginormous". "woot" and "confuzzled" annoy me, the rest I've never heard (and #10 was made up for the list).

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