Give me a word.

Persnickety- placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy

Little boy approaching the hotel elevator this morning... "Look Mom, an escavator"

Ok, it's a nonsense word. But I like it. 😊

Metanoia: (met-a-NOY-uh).  The process of deconstructing in order to re-build, typically in the emotional or personal sense.  From the Greek for "beyond perception of the mind."  Ancient Greeks used the term to mean "to change one's mind," but not like "I think I'll pick the blue car instead of the red," but more like "After seeing that documentary....whew... mind blown."

Metanoia is often used in the psychological world to mean the process of tearing down to rebuild oneself after a big change or trauma.  It could refer to the trauma itself causing the disassembly, or it could be an active choice by the individual to break themselves apart mentally for reassembly.

SV reX said:

Little boy approaching the hotel elevator this morning... "Look Mom, an escavator"

 

Ok, it's a nonsense word. But I like it. 😊

My sister is lobbying for Flustrated to be a word.  Combination of Flustered and Frustrated.

androgynous /anˈdräjənəs/

I. adjective 1. partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex. 2. ‹dated› having the physical characteristics of both sexes; hermaphrodite. II. derivatives 1. androgynously adverb 2. androgyny /anˈdräj(ə)nē / noun – origin early 17th cent.: from Latin androgynus

Who ever made the name for this phobia is a sick person haha.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

The term for the fear of long words.

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Honestly, I agree with your sister. There have been times I have been so flustered that I can't put anything into words and then I get frustrated which makes me more flustered. Tell her I support the lobbying for Flustrated to be a word haha 

lugubrious /ləˈɡ(y)o͞obrēəs/

I. adjective looking or sounding sad and dismal.

II. derivatives 1. lugubriously /ləˈɡo͞obrēəslē /

adverb 2. lugubriousness /ləˈɡo͞obrēəsnəs /

noun – origin early 17th cent.: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’)

Duke said:

Toyman! said:

A new one. 

savoir faire /ˌsavwär ˈfer/ I.

noun the ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations. – origin early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘know how to do.’

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjmjw9P1ed8?rel=0

 

Love that album. :)

And an unusual word for the list that I heard last night:

rostrum

In this case, it’s referring to a raised platform on a stage–aka a drum riser. 

The situation? Ringo Starr discussing the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan show.

I wanted a small kit, he said, and up on a rostrum so people would see me. 

Ringo mentions it in this short. 

Rutiluphilia:  ROOT-ih-loo-FEELY-uh.  Possessing an affinity for, or a fetish for people with red hair.  Antonym:  Rutiluphobia

Another one for the list.

unctuous /ˈəNG(k)(t)SH(o͞o)əs/

I. adjective 1. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily •he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.

2. (chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel. II.

derivatives 1. unctuously /ˈəNG(k)(t)SHo͞oəslē / adverb

2. unctuousness /ˈəNG(k)(t)SHo͞oəsnəs / noun

– origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘greasy’): from medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus ‘anointing,’from unguere ‘anoint.’

Dragging this back from the past. 

bagatelle /ˌbaɡəˈtel/ I. noun

1. a thing of little importance; a very easy task • dealing with these boats was a mere bagatelle for the world's oldest yacht club.

2. a game in which small balls are hit and then allowed to roll down a sloping board on which there are holes, each numbered with the score achieved if a ball goes into it, with pins acting as obstructions.

3. a short, light piece of music, especially one for the piano.

– origin mid 17th cent. (sense 1): from French, from Italian bagatella,

Proprioception

noun

1. The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.
2. The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.
3. The ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts.

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Oapfu :

The English equivalent is "epicaricacy"

I read too much and yet just now learned this word from you. Excellent. Thank you. 
 

my word donation: 

philtrum

noun

phil·​trum ˈfil-trəm 

plural philtra -trə 

: the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip