[mrjonathanr]

Tintinnabulation : a discourse on graphic novels.
Susurration : predilection for supported stockings.
Redolent : symptom of conjunctivitis

[Simon Brown]

Lugubrious - the carrying of an excessive amount of climbing or camera equipment
Pyrogallol - early French agricultural lubricant
Conflate - the effect caused by a heavily padded bra

[Yoof]

Subject
Adjective

Here's the reason: Etymologically these mean "under thrown"/"brought under" and "to thrown" respecively... WTF! subject also apparently comes from Aristotle's use of "to hupokeimenon" which means "material from which things are made" and "subject of attributes and predicates". 'Fraid I just don't see the logic. HELP!

[slackline]

Just had cause to use 'riposte' which I don't use every day (although its not that weird).

[GraemeA]

I love the use of ming in the NE. Can mean grim, repulsive etc as in, "Christ she's a minger" but can also mean hot as in "Wow she's a minger".

Chebs is another class NE word (or at least used by my NE mates). Used to alert one's fellows to the prescence of a large breasted female without arousing suspicion of being a chauvinsitic pig 

[tomtom]

I always thought ming, minger etc.. Was a Manc word.. Not fussed, just what id presumed. Maybe it's Minga' in the ne

[GraemeA]

I always thought ming, .. Was a Manc word..

From Mongo originally though

[slackline]

In defence of obscure words - Will Self

[andy_e]

"This whole embroglio is epiphenomenal" Will Self on Newsnight talking about the Levenson enquiry. Unfortuantely he's right...

[shurt]

I'm a fan of the word 'Rhythms' purely because its the longest word in the English language without a vowel in it...

And Epsilon although I dont know how you get it into conversation. I'm always putting three fullstops after everything...

[metal arms]

Which is an ellipsis.

 

[slackline]

And Epsilon although I dont know how you get it into conversation.

Just spell everything in Greek.

[Rocksteady]

I've just been derided by my colleague for using the word 'exhortation' in an email.

This is a fun site for people who like words and trying to work out etymology (not entomology which I sometimes confuse it with).

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1368

Although I doubt it actually donates rice. It gets progressively harder as you play. Or you can skip to a high level.

[nik at work]

tinnitus

I have it after using a thickneeser with ear pro and the name is just right, I have tinnitus.

Also I remember an old bloke at a concert telling everyone the loud music had given him tittiness, which sounds like more fun than tinnitus if I'm honest...

[Oldmanmatt]

tinnitus

I have it after using a thickneeser with ear pro and the name is just right, I have tinnitus.

Also I remember an old bloke at a concert telling everyone the loud music had given him tittiness, which sounds like more fun than tinnitus if I'm honest...

You were using what?

What with slackers tweets this morning, I'm feeling like I woke up in a foreign country...

[SA Chris]

I'd love to know too.

I have it as well btw. 2 years in Artillery plus too many nighclubs with shitty soundsystems will do that to you.

[slackline]

Typo?

[nik at work]

Thicknesser, sorry.

[SA Chris]

without ear protection?

I must admit I have never heard of thicknesser, so I learned something.

[nik at work]

It would seem along with tinnitus I have knobberhands...

You should be happy in your ignorance of thicknessers, they are very much noisy, messy bastards.

[robertostallioni]

you definitely have knobberhands.

[shurt]

And Epsilon although I dont know how you get it into conversation.

Just spell everything in Greek.

I've got greek feet if that counts...

[andy_e]

Isn't Knobberhands a village between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge?

[Percy B]

Isn't that where Tommy Dick Fingers is from?

[tregiffian]

Would names that ring in the head be a different thread? I am periodically fixated on Laurent Gbagbo.