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Post your favourite definitions here. I will go first.

Misophonia - n. The horrible anger you feel at hearing someone chewing.

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words
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schadenfreude - a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people
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Logophile: someone who loves words
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Agastopia: admiration of a particular part of someone’s body
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elucidate: make (something) clear; explain.
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logorrhea log-uh-RI-uh, n an excessive flow of words
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ackamarackus pretentious or deceptive nonsense
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lamprophony - loudness and clarity of enunciation
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Glacier wrote:Image


I think you spelled that wrong. :130:
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Dumbassedness. No definition required.
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Kintsugi- repaired with gold.
More valuable because it was broken and repaired.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi
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