Reader Friday-Fun With Words

Let’s face it, words are fun. Readers and writers alike love the sound and feel of words. Words are to readers and writers as paint is to a painter, or metal is to a fabricator.

Speaking of, I ran across (not literally, of course!) a website that I’ve been playing with. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe not.

It’s called Random Ready. You’ll find lots and lots of word fun there, along with other categories of randomness for your word pleasure.

Click on “Words” at the top of the Home Page and you’ll be able to find synonyms, funny words, weird words, words to use when playing Charades, and on and on and on.

Who knew there were so many synonyms for mustache?

There’s even a tab called Fake Words! Here are the first fake words I saw:

Specons, Disatilingers, Preoriandy, Onoutpout, Outweing, Hypoplate, Memodecruit, Elocratonics, Bergeagers, Scologicts

Wild, huh? I dare you to go to Random Ready and have a bit of fun. And don’t forget to let us know what tickled your fancy!

 

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About Deb Gorman

Deb Gorman is an author, blogger, and speaker who escaped from a 9-5 job in the medical field to pursue what she really loves—words, words, and more words. A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, she writes fiction and non-fiction in between long walks through orchard country with her husband, Alan, and playing with their German Shepherd, Hoka. You can catch up with Deb on her website, debggorman.com, and email her at debster145@gmail.com

8 thoughts on “Reader Friday-Fun With Words

  1. Happy Friday, Deb.

    I played and was reminded of this word:

    Xenoglossia–being able to understand a language you never studied. Sometimes this was alleged to have a spiritual or supernatural element to it. However, this leads to the possible explanation, another unusual (to me at least) word:

    Cryptomnesia. According to Wikipedia, this is “where memories of a language acquired earlier in life re-enter the consciousness in certain exceptional circumstances.”

  2. Good morning, Deb.

    I chose “Weird Words” and I liked this one:
    Polemoscope – Telescope With Angled Mirrors For Seeing Over Walls Or Around Corners

    I had one of those when I was a kid.

    Have a great weekend.

    • Hi Kay!

      I think my brother had one of those, back before he learned how to share with his loving & generous sister!

      Wait, what?

      His jealous & devious sister…🙄

      Thanks for the cool word, my friend!

  3. Words are, indeed, fun. Some of my favorites:
    Dumpadeedus: n., posterior
    Bingoid: adj., almost correct
    Flibberty-Gibbet: n., flighty person
    Cattywampus: adj., askew
    Splooch: n., amount ejected from a plastic bottle with a single squeeze. Approx. 2 ml.

  4. A great site for ideas in names, places, and objects you might not consider as a symbol or ongoing thing that keeps showing up in a book. I could waste way too much time playing on that site.

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