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Top Ten Favorite Words

1.  hankering
2.  mundungus
3.  higgledy-piggledy
4.  minx
5.  gung-ho
6.  isosceles
7.  indescribable
8.  persnickety
9.  ultramaroon
10.  gobsmacked

Favorite Tongue Twister

"Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?"

Favorite Linguistic Lyrics

"Elephant Talk" by King Crimson
"Yakko Warner Sings All the Words in the English Language" by the Animaniacs
"Bob" by Al Yankovic

AtoZ

AtoZ - A set of twenty-six twenty-six-word sentences, wherein the first letter of each word spells out the alphabet, and each beginning with a different letter. Soon to be an illustated children's book.

Words with Two Z's

blizzard buzz buzzard buzzcut buzzsaw dazzle dizzy drizzle fizz fizzle

fo'shizzle Fozzy frazzle frizzle fuzz fuzztone gizzard grizzly huzzah intermezzo

jazz jazzy jizz Lizzy mezzanine mezzo muzzle nozzle nuzzer nuzzle

Ozzy piazza pizza pizzaria pizzaz pizzicato puzzle quizzical razzamataz razzle-dazzle

tizzy twizzler wazzup wuzzy zazen zig-zag Zsa-Zsa Zsu-Zsu ZZ Top

Words with Two Y's

androgyny anybody anyway asymmetry asynchronously aye-aye busybody bye-bye byway cloyingly coyly cyclicly cynically dilly-dally entymology enzymology everybody

gynocology gypsy hanky-panky higgledy-piggledy hokey-pokey hoity-toity hunky-dory hurdy-gurdy hydrodynamic hydro-electricity hyperactively hyperactivity hypoallergenically hypothetically hysterically joyously lycanthropy

mystery mystically mythology namby-pamby odyssey okey-dokey parapsychology physically playboy polyamory polyandry polyethylene polygamously polygamy polyphony polyrhythmic polystyrene

psychically psychology psychologically shyly skyway spryly symmetry synchonously synchrony synergy synonym systematically syzygy topsy-turvy willynilly wishy-washy wryly

Yackity-Yak yappy yay yayas yearly yellowy yesterday yesteryear yippiyiyo yippiyay yo-yo yoyodyne yucky yummy yuppify yuppy

Words with Two X's

BTW, they're all "made up" words except one. Coincidence?

Aoxomoxoa Executrix

Ex-Lax Exxon

Fixx Tex-mex

Xanax Xbox

Xerox

Words with Two W's

awkward downtown downward kowtow lawnmower lowdown pow-wow snowplow swallow wagonwheel wah-wah

walkway Walla Walla wallflower wallow wainwright washerwoman wasp-wiasted watchtower waterwheel wayward wee-wee

wellwisher werewolf wheelbarrow wheelwright wherewithall whirlwind whipperwill whitewall whitewater whitewash widow

wigwam will-o'-the-wisp willow willpower window windpower windward winnowy wishy-washy withdraw withdrawl

withdrawn withdrew woodworker workwoman worldwide wormwood worrywart worthwhile wow

Words with Two V's

convivial convolve Convolvotron devolve evasive evocative evolve flivver

invective luvvie overachiever provocative revival revive revolve revolver

revved savvy seventy-seven skivvies survive valve vavoom velvet

Velveeta verve viva vivacious vivesection vivid Vivrin volva

Volvo volvox vovulus vulva

Words with Two (Consecutive) U's

continuum

muumuu

Triduum

Uunet

vacuum

Words with Th, But Not Like That

anthill bithead boathouse butthead cathouse coathanger

foothill goatherder goathead lighthouse masthead meathead

meathook nuthatch nuthouse outhouse parenthood posthole

posthuman posthumous pothole pothead rathole shithead

shithole shithouse sweathog warthog

Words with Two Sets of Two Consecutive O's

boo-boo boo-hoo

foolproof footloose

footstool moonroof

poo-poo pooper-scooper

woo-hoo

Words with Two K's

bookkeeper bookmark Bukowski cakewalk Kawasaki kayak khaki kickboxer

kick kiosk kike kingmaker kink kinky Klondike Koko

kooky konk Kowolski Kotik knack knapsack knickerbocker knicknack

knock knock-kneed knockout krautkopf milkshake nekkid skank skink

skulk skunk skunkworks tommyknockers workmanlike

Words with Two J's

jejune Jojo

jojoba

jujitsu

juju

jujubes

Extra Special Bonus: Words with Two (Consecutive) A's

aardvark aardwolf

Alderaan

bazaar

Hagen-Daas

Parkaah

Compound Conjuctions, Prepositions and Qualifiers

aforementioned although altogether anybody anyhow anyone anyway anywhere before behind beneath between

betwixt erstwhile evermore everybody everyone everywhere forever forthright forthwith furthermore henceforth hereafter

herein heretofore herewith hitherto however inasmuch into meanwhile moreover nevermore nevertheless nobody

noone notwithstanding nowhere somesuch thereafter therefore therein thereupon underneath unto untoward whatever

whatnot whenever whereabouts wherefore wherever wherein wherewithall whichever withal within without

Words with Two or More Apostrophes

ain't couldn't've hadn't've he'd've he'sn't gonna I'd've I'mma I'ven't it'd've jack'o'lantern

mightn't've rock'n'roll she'd've she'sn't shouldn't've somebody'd've somebody'dn't've someone'd've something'd've tam'o'shanter there'd've

there're they'dn't they'dn't've they'd've they'd'ven't they'lln't've they'll'ven't they'ven't 'tis 'tisn't 'twas

'twasn't wanna we'd've we'dn't've we'lln't've who'd've won't've y'all y'all'd y'all'd'nt y'all'd've

y'all'dn't've y'all'll y'alln't y'all'll've y'all'll'ven't y'all're you'ren't you'ven't

Reserved Words

asm, auto, break, case, catch, char, class, const, continue, default, delete, do, double, else, enum, extern, float, for, friend, goto, if, inline, int, long, new, operator, overload, private, protected, public, register, return, short, signed, sizeof, static, struct, switch, this, template, try, typedef, union, unsigned, void, volatile, while.

Some Weird Turns-of-the-Phrase

1.  "Turn of the phrase"
2.  "Out of sorts"
3.  "Devil-may-care"
4.  "Up your alley"
5.  "Flash in the pan"
6.  "Pork-pie hat"
7.  "Under your hat"
8.  "Under your belt"
9.  "Jury-rig"
10.  "A fine how-do-you-do"

Some Weird Phrase Dualities

1.  "Punch drunk" & "Slap happy"
2.  "Fix your wagon" & "Clean your clock"
3.  "Funny car" & "Monster truck"

Some Nice Sets of Synonyms

1.  ballyhoo, brouhaha, hubbub, hullabaloo
2.  helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, hodge-podge
3.  zinger, humdinger, lollapaloooza, knockout
4.  abracadabra, hocus-pocus, mumbo-jumbo
5.  pizzaz, razzamataz, razzle-dazzle
6.  zero, zip, zilch
7.  null, nill, nada
8.  knick-knack, tchochki, checha-becha
9.  doohickey, doodad, thingamijig, widget, whatchamacallit
10.  gonzo, banzai, gangbusters

Names of Animals Named After Other Animals

anteater birddog bull terrier catfish chicken hawk crabs coywolf cuttlefish

dogfish dragonfly duckbill platypus elephant seal fisher flying fox groundhog hedgehog

horsefly jellyfish kangaroo rat kingfisher koala bear lion fish naked mole rat otter bear

panda bear pit bull prarrie dog rhinoceros beetle sea cow sea horse sea lion sea monkey

sheepdog sparrow hawk spider monkey tigerfish tiger shark turkey vulture water bear whale shark

Names of Foods Named After Other Foods

antipasta bananna pepper cheesefood product cherry tomato

coconut milk corned beef eggplant goat cheese

grapefruit headcheese kidney beans McRibs

peanuts peanut butter pepper corn plum tomoato

soy milk tofurkey turducken turkey bacon

Double Words

abracadabra audio-video ba-da-bing ba-da-boom be-bop boogie-woogie chit-chat claptrap Coca-cola dilly-dally ding-dong flim-flam

flip-flop hanky-panky hee-haw heebbie-jeebies helter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hip-hop hobnob hocus-pocus hodge-podge hoi-polloi hoity-toity

hokey-pokey hoochie-coochie honky-tonk hubbub hurdy-Gurdy jingle-jangle King Kong knick-knack mickey-fickey Mojo Jojo mumbo-jumbo namby-pamby

niminy-piminy Nutter-butter Oingo Boingo ping-pong pooper-scooper razzle-dazzle riff-raff see-saw ship-shape Sing Sing sing-song super-duper

teeter-totter Tex-mex tick-tock tutti-fruity Walla Walla wakka wakka willy-nilly wishy-washy zig-zag

Little Doubles

Good for small talk

Baja beebee boho boo-boo boo-hoo bye-bye cha-cha cukoo dada Deedee dodo dojo

domo doo-doo Fifi Fiji fru-fru ga-ga go-go goo-goo haha heehee hi-fi hobo

hoho HoJo homo jai-lai Jojo JoRo Juju la-la lulu mofo mojo mama

muumuu NoHo no-no oh-oh papa pee-pee Pee-Wee pogo pomo poo-poo pow-wow slo-mo

SoHo so-so squeegee uh-uh voodoo wah-wah wee-wee yaya yo-yo Zsa-Zsa

Redundant Acronyms

ATM machine
HIV virus
MIDI interface
NIC card
PIC code
PIN number
SCUBA gear
VIN number

Nested and Recursive Acronyms

AIM  -  AOL Instant Message
BASS  -  BASS Anglers Sportsman Society
GNU  -  GNU's Not Unix
OMS  -  Opcode MIDI System or Open MIDI System
PINE  -  PINE Is Not Elm
SAX  -  Simple API for XML
XMI  -  XML Metadata Interchange

Long Acronyms

ALBATROSS  -  Antarctic Large-Scale Box Analysis and the Role of the Scotia Sea
NASCAR  -  National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing
NASCIO  -  National Association of State Chief Information Officers
NYVRMLSIG  -  New York Virtual Realtiy Markup Language Special Interest Group
PCMCIA  -  People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
ROTFLMAO  -  Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SCMODS  -  State County Municipal Offender Data Systems
THAC0  -  To Hit Armor Class Zero
WYSIWYG  -  What You See Is What You Get

Names of Geographical Places that Begin with "The"

1.  The Bronx
2.  The Hague
3.  The Netherlands
4.  The United States
5.  The Ukraine
6.  The Presidio

Three Letter Words

TLAs