What's your favourite word or phrase?

[Motherof3feminists]

Inspired by the most hated words thread, what are your favourite words and phrases?

I have loads but am struggling to think of them now:

Pumpernickel
Poughkeepsie
Poppycock
Knickerbocker
Connotations
Spangled
Articulate
Gallivanting
Discombobulated
Archipelago
Supercilious
Codswallop
Vacillate
Ruminate
Flucloxacillin
Clopidogrel (cardiac drug)

Giddy kipper (although that might have political connotations now )

I'll have your guts for garters!

For the love of god and all that's holy!

Soon be Christmas

He can go to hell and back with Audie Murphy

Jesus, Mary and Joseph and all the saints!

You'd try the patience of a saint you would

I'm sure there's loads more. I love our language and used to read the dictionary as a child

I love the name Popocatepetl. my dds were taught song at school about it and it has been in my head all week!

Shenanigans
Obfuscation

dry yer eyes
not my circus, not my monkeys

Parsiflage.
Deleterious.
Celli ( correct plural of cello).

And yes I do actually use these in my conversation, being the pretentious twat that I am. Or maybe I'm just clever.

faffing about and frolicking

Frolicking is a fine word, I love it.