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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2009, 07:00:29 PM »
Obfusticate


and a variation used in family circles: Dumbfusticate
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2009, 07:07:09 PM »
This could be quite an elitist thread  redface:
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2009, 07:13:12 PM »
Noooo, surely not.

How about Squelch?  i.e. when Wellington meets mud?  lol:
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2009, 07:14:24 PM »
I'm getting that feeling too!

Personally I feel yumster is underused

I use squelch! :D
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2009, 07:27:52 PM »
I like Goof...used by the girls to describe particularly irritating men  whistle:
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2009, 07:44:02 PM »
Personally I find twat or nincompoop to be best for that!
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2009, 10:32:21 PM »
Ramage, a good woody word if ever there was one.
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2009, 12:46:20 AM »
Rapscallion

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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #23 on: September 05, 2009, 06:39:17 AM »
Rumbumptious - such a good word  cloud9:
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #24 on: September 05, 2009, 08:47:08 AM »
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #25 on: September 05, 2009, 08:50:08 AM »
Pugnacious.
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #26 on: September 05, 2009, 11:53:07 AM »
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #27 on: September 05, 2009, 02:50:56 PM »
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #28 on: September 05, 2009, 02:53:45 PM »
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Re: Little used words that exactly describe something to perfection
« Reply #29 on: September 05, 2009, 04:47:26 PM »
Rhubarb: underused and under eaten these days  evil:
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