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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 ???
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#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.

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

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#weirdword

One of those words that just sounds weird to me.

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?

I've read several collections of obscure words, and this is certainly one of the best. Not only are the words fascinating, but the authors also include a list of related websites, as well as a how-to guide for creating new words. (I also like that I got it for $1 at a thrift store).

Readers who enjoy this book might also enjoy "There's A Word For It" by Charles Harrington Elster.

I don't know why the authors got lazy here, but here are the definitions:

Ornithopter: A machine designed to achieve flight by flapping its wings.

Oogonium: The female sex organ of certain algae and fungi.

Drogulus: Something that exists but whose existence cannot be verified because it is completely intangible. Plural, droguli.