Ever have someone ask you, "What's the good word?"
Someone asked me that at work yesterday. I paused a moment, then said...
"Platypus."
It seemed like a good word in the moment.
What's your good word today?
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7 comments:
flailing
as in thrashing about
saying it gives the tongue exercise
Procrustean, since you asked!
An adjective meaning: producing, or designed to produce, strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.
(No idea why that was in my head this morning !)
Eucalyptus. The only unthemed crossword I ever created was initiated because I wanted to use that word.
plethora
Wow, those are all great words!
callipygian
But then I've never claimed to be normal....
Nice one rm1(ss)!
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