Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squarestringerelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 months agoonomatopoeia (edit) - the word should have been something akin to soundsalotlikea but no one consulted me. noun The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. The property of a word of sounding like what it represents. A word that sounds like what it represents, such as “gurgle” or “hiss”.
onomatopoeia (edit) - the word should have been something akin to soundsalotlikea but no one consulted me.
noun