Onomatopoeia, gee it's good to see ya!

Posted by MacDood
If you don't like dictionary posts, look away, NOW!

But if you like to play with words, the dictionarians at Merriam-Webster have announced the winners in their poll for the Ten Favorite Words for 2004:

defenestration,
serendipity, onomatopoeia,
discombobulate,
plethora,
callipygian,
juxtapose,
persnickety,
kerfuffle and flibbertigibbet


Also, a list of runners-up with more of my personal faves: oxymoron, copacetic, curmudgeon, conundrum,
euphemism, superfluous, and of course, Smock! Smock! Smock!

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