In any language, any one of us has certain words or phrases they like to say.
For me, in English, that includes “bedazzled” and “thingamagick” among others.
Howrver, is there some kind of overarching expression for these words? I can’t think of anything in English or my native German, and a quick Internet search didn’t find anything.
I can’t find a suitable word in English, but I’m shocked and dismayed that German doesn’t have anything we could steal.
We could always make one up. Zungenfreude, tongue joy.
Der Spruch „Vielseitig” hat mir immer Zungenfreude bereitet.
Saying “versatile” always gave me tongue-joy.
Edit: it’s pronounced “tsoong-en-froy-duh”
Spaßredewort.
euphone
I love that, will use it. Thanks!
They’ve also been called “cellar doors”, as when Tolkein said “in Welsh, for me cellar doors are extraordinarily frequent”
Feel like this is an indirect reference to Donnie Darko.
This is your brain on pop culture.
Tolkien was known to be a big Donnie Darko fan.
Definitely ‘Euphonic’ meaning ‘sounds good’.
I love the word ‘kerfuffle’.
Can’t think of a word, but want to add ‘automagically’ to that list.
I don’t speak Spanish but I love the word “El sacapuntas” which sounds like a bad word but means pencil sharpener.
“Intercourse!”
A perfectly woody sort of word!
Thank God somebody got it.
If earworms are things that you hear that get stuck in your head, perhaps this could be “mouthworms”. Sounds delightful I hate it.
Thither
It’s just so fun to say.
Shabushabu
Serendipity
Wouldn’t it be a catch phrase?
Joycabulary.
Lickspit
