To ask - your favourite word?

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Not sure if it's weird but I just have a little collection of words I love (mainly for their meaning and not the sound).

I loved limerence when I first heard it.

Does anyone have any other words that they really like the meaning of? I'm actually looking for one-word tattoo inspiration (don't judge for the tattoo!), so I'm reading, googling, being more conscious of words in films etc but I thought I'd ask you users as well!

Ouagadougou

Actually, don't put your maps away just yet, until we've added Ljubljana to the list.

glossy

Gosh! So many pretentious words on here that I'm absolutely sure nobody IRL actually uses! I'm an English teacher...and I've just spent 15 minutes googling some of them. Even in academic circles, you'd look and sound like a twat if you came out with "There is absolutely nothing I can do about his behaviour, obviously...he's suffering with limerance darlings!"

My favourite word...wanker 👍 Has a certain honesty about it, and when used well, nobody is left wondering what you're on about 😉

Bake and roast. So satisfying

Bollocks.

Are you sure you're an English teacher Chaffy?

How could you possibly appear pretentious by using an appropriate word in context?

Superfluous,
Acciaccatura (musical term)
Rambunctious xx

Only pretentious if you use it with pretension surely? In context amongst others who wouldn’t turn a hair why not?

I love 'Twat' and 'Bollocks'

And Balloon!

newton touché is pretty good too eh ?

Discombobulate. Just like the combination of sounds.

Yes, slapdash and haberdashery are excellent words. If only there was a way to combine them.

Speaking of which, combine harvester is my favourite 2 word phrase.

Pamplemousse

Bollocks

Sussuration
Serendipity
Miscellaneous
Luminescence
Paraphernalia

Chaffy. You teach English but deem its correct usage pretentious? I wasn't taught that vocabulary should be restricted according to the whims of my teachers.

Synchronicity
Shenanigens
Miereneuker

Schmegegge probably not a good tattoo though.

galleon
rapscallion
The name Cillian
I’ve obviously got a thing about how they end
Oh and vermilion

I love oubliette. Kinda sad meaning, but it's pretty and feel lovely to say.

Defenistration is mine.

Serendipity is probably my absolute favourite.

And for the most part, the point of the thread is missed . Op wants a word for a tattoo. The likes of bungalow and miscellaneous or even lemon aren't going to cut it! (though beautiful sounds and I get it previous posters, not dissing).

Op if you are getting a tattoo, surely it must mean something to you personally. If I had to be stuck with one word and I do not mind tattoos, but don't know if I would want the same thing forever. From the above as standalone words, serendipity and starlight are nice in my humble opinion. I would also throw in the words evanescence. ephemeral, ineffable.