OT: Lame Words

[nutsadamus]

cleavage

There is no way that cleavage is lame.... firm, deep, well rounded and fun maybe... but not lame.!!

ahem..

The word cleave makes me think of a madman with an axe.
I challenge you to use cleavage in a sentence without sounding lame.

"Her sweaty cleavage glistened in the moonlight."

See what I mean?

[Squids]

cleavage

There is no way that cleavage is lame.... firm, deep, well rounded and fun maybe... but not lame.!!

ahem..

The word cleave makes me think of a madman with an axe.
I challenge you to use cleavage in a sentence without sounding lame.

"Her sweaty cleavage glistened in the moonlight."

See what I mean?

I think cleavage transcends its actual lameness by its great associatiated meaning. That can happen. It's a dumb name for it but that particular crevice (btw crevice would be an example of a FUN word to say) is appealing to at least half the people on the planet so... that's probably what the problem is here.

Anyway, I'll give cleavage a 43 on the scale regardless. There are a lot worse words really. For instance the word "mauve" (the color) is very unappealing. Also, I don't know if this was mentioned and pretty much all diseases are named horribly for the most part but "shingles" just sounds incorrect and its bothersome.

[morelia]

Antidisestablishmentarianism is a dissapointing word. Apparently the longest in english but there is just nowhere to use it. Also fiance. Man that word sucks. I do have one but I can't bring myself to say the word. Not because I am opposed to marriage but just the word itself.

[Squids]

Antidisestablishmentarianism is a dissapointing word. Apparently the longest in english but there is just nowhere to use it. Also fiance. Man that word sucks. I do have one but I can't bring myself to say the word. Not because I am opposed to marriage but just the word itself.

The word "betroth" is really bad. Could it be that?

Supercalafragalisticespealadocious is longer. It's also annoying. It's not a real word though so it doesn't count. I actually like Antidisestablishmentarianism though. However, one of the key things I was trying to point out about our definition of lame words is that they need to come up in conversation just a little bit so when you hear them you cringe a little and think "man, that word SUCKS!!!!" hairs stand straight up sometimes too.

So, the problem is no one ever says "antidisestablishmentarianism" unless they want to tell you the longest word in the English language. It's not used enough to be annoying.

But, it's good to hear each person's word and of course I am glad so many have participated in this thread (kind of a fun diversion). If you've read what I've described as the criteria (ooh, even that word is suspect! ) see if you can come up with some more.

[Kriminal]

The word cleave makes me think of a madman with an axe.

From the film So I Married An Axe Murderer

'i though you were gonna k...leave me...'

[Squids]

I challenge you to use cleavage in a sentence without sounding lame.

See what I mean?

Because the bra was so tight she was showing major cleavage.

Hmmmm. I don't have a problem with that one. If you really think about the word it can start to sound weird but... the association is pretty good. Doesn't make me cringe anyway.

[Teksonik]

I'm not going to read all 12 pages of this thread but certainly someone or at least a half dozen people have already mentioned Lame as being a lame word.

[Mighty_Hero]

Snacks.
Gosh I really hate it for some weird reason when people say, "have a snack"
Snack....yep still sounds weird to me.

[Meffy]

Ikea sells a furniture item (can't recall what it is; we don't do Ikea hereabouts) called "Snack." FNAR.

ben_harwood, I agree... which might help explain why I prefer "candyfloss" to "sugarwadding." ;-)

Squids, what do you think of the verb "to frank?" (Members of U.S. Congress can frank letters and other mailed materials -- that is, authorize their mailing without paying for postage.) Lame? Not lame?

Meffy

[Squids]

Ikea sells a furniture item (can't recall what it is; we don't do Ikea hereabouts) called "Snack." FNAR.

ben_harwood, I agree... which might help explain why I prefer "candyfloss" to "sugarwadding."

Squids, what do you think of the verb "to frank?" (Members of U.S. Congress can frank letters and other mailed materials -- that is, authorize their mailing without paying for postage.) Lame? Not lame?

Meffy

Frankly, I have to say that to frank AND frankly are both lame! Frankfurter is also lame (but the city of Frankfurt is not, just don't call a hot dog that please! )

I like the word candyfloss. I first heard it in a Yes tune on Tormato. I was wondering "what's that?" but it's cotton candy right? Technically it could be a lame word. Floss as in floss your teeth? But, it is sort of fun when said by a little kid so... cute. (no clowns... I wonder if ANYONE at all knows the song I am talking about)

[Daath Fader]

spatchcock

("A dressed and split chicken for roasting or broiling on a spit", but sounds more like an unfortunate ailment in the trouser region.)

[clueless]

sounds more like an unfortunate ailment in the trouser region.)

...usually involving a mangle...

[Squids]

Ironically "ailment" and "trouser" are EXCELLENT.

Spatchcock I've never heard of. Does it come up in conversation in other parts of the world? Because that could qualify then if it did. If not then it techncially doesn't "officially" but it is certainly a FUNNY word, especially the way you describe what it sounds like to you!

It also sounds like an "S" patch on the goin. Ooooh! GROIN! Have we said this one yet? This is in the high 90s. Crotch is also bad (in the 80s).

Oh, to those that think "lame" is a lame word. It IS a little bit. Not terribly though IMO. Probably low 40s. But, to describe what we're talking about there aren't that many words that do the trick really. You can call them "bad" words because of course bad words are (reference George Carlin here ) and "lame" is sort of California slang that I'm used to (ie. "Dude that's lame"). But, anyway, it could even be appropriate that lame itself qualifies. I don't know. Any thoughts on that? My and my friend own lamewords.com and as a small hobby we're going to make the full list of words and voting available to whoever also derives some humor out of it.

You want to hear something else odd? Me and some of the esoundz guys created a board game based on words (more complex than just coming up with lame ones though). Some day I will share it with you all. It's really hard to play though but fun (and if you're at all wasted you can forget it because it involves memory and having your wits at full attention)

[Squids]

Chartreuse

[Frunobulax]

I like the word candyfloss. I first heard it in a Yes tune on Tormato. I was wondering "what's that?" but it's cotton candy right? Technically it could be a lame word. Floss as in floss your teeth? But, it is sort of fun when said by a little kid so... cute. (no clowns... I wonder if ANYONE at all knows the song I am talking about)

I remember it well. "Circus from Heaven" or something like that. I believe there was also a reference to "toffee apples."

I'm still waiting for System of a Down to do the definitive version of that song.