favourite words...in any language

1009

I recently saw this Congolese word (in relation with Suarez biting an opponent for the 3th time):

ilunga - a person who is ready to forgive and forget any abuse for the first time, tolerate it the second time, but never on the third offense
GoneAwol

......moist. Moist.

Great word!
Slidin Fast

Bollocks, sorry but its my favourite word.
zed is dead

My favorites are too obscene to put here.

zed
zed is dead

My favorites are too obscene to put here.

zed
Oubliette

Baszd meg! (Hungarian)

Póg mo thóin (Irish gaelic)
bigmac

tosser
Open mind

A French-speaking friend gave an example of how picturesque French is in comparison to English or German.

English: Potato

German: Kartoffel

French: Pomme de terre (Literally "apple of the earth".)

"Pomme de terre" is my vote for this thread.

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sir82

I've always liked the word "schaudenfreude", and I like even more that there is a real word for it.
Xanthippe

onomatopoeia

stromboli

snozzcumber (Roald Dahl's BFG)

Pa Tak (Klingon)