Just found a new word. Got me thinking ........

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

It has responded to competition from other festivals. The acts there and products sold there have all in one way been formed by competition.

[feral chile]

I've lived in Wales more than half my life, although born in England and have adopted the country to the point when Wales play England at rugby I cheer for Wales.

However I've never got to speak the Welsh language and to my shame only know a smattering of Welsh.

But my favourite Welsh word is 'caws' - pronounced kouse, a bit like scouse - which is Welsh for cheese.

I remember it because 'caws' or cheese comes from cows.

Edited February 23, 2013 by feral chile

[Purple Monkey]

I have a word that really irritates - well.

Whenever reporters are interviewed in two-ways (the reporter at the scene talking to a studio anchor) the reporter nearly always begins the response with: "Well...."

It's almost like a mechanical kick start to get the response going but is completely meaningless. Watch a few news programmes and look out for the 'Wells'

Edited February 24, 2013 by Purple Monkey

[piltonpoppet]

I'm Welsh and I can't speak Welsh - no matter how hard I try to learn the language, I get frustrated that I'm not fluent enough to have intelligent conversations.

I know someone who's the other way around though - his first language is English, but he's actually more fluent in Welsh.

I like 'hiraeth' and 'cariad'

oh, and 'cwtch' is a really good one.

Thinking about it, Welsh is a pretty emotional language, which is why some of the words have no direct translation.

[feral chile]

cwtch is one of my favourite words.

Isn't microwave in welsh popty ping? Thats pretty awesome..

[Spindles]

Yes, it is, and ty bach is literally little house, which I've seen people use on their holiday homes. Unfortunately, it actually means toilet.

[AcademicPistol]

I can't choose a favourite...

But Chrysanthemum is up there.

[grumpyhack]

I have a favourite word, which I got from Glastonbury - Bollocks.

A few years ago I bought a bollocks T shirt at a stall at Glastonbury which had the word but in the style of the Boots the chemists logo.

At first glance it says Boots but when you look again you realise it spells Bollocks.

I occasionally wear it, under a shirt on confidence building courses where I explain that everyone needs from time to time to wear a real or even metaphorical bollocks T-shirt. Not necessarily that word, it could be 'rubbish' or something similar to signify that you reject whatever is being said about you.

They when you are being dumped on or criticised unfairly, in your mind you say 'Bollocks' that's simply not true.

Having explained I then unbutton my shirt to reveal the T shirt and its message. I explain that I sometimes also wear it, under a shirt, to serious meetings so if I find someone is pompously going on for a long time I quietly unbutton my shirt.

[greenfairy43]

Shenannigans :-)

[the_hedge]

Discombobulate and Bilious

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Dodecahedron isn't a bad word either, in my opinion.

[Thearg]

Thingamajig and also Cake,sounds good,feels good to say it and tastes good.

[nightcrawler13]

circumnavigate

[Thearg]

Just thought of another good one,Kerfuffle!

[mrtourette]

I have a favourite word, which I got from Glastonbury - Bollocks.

A few years ago I bought a bollocks T shirt at a stall at Glastonbury which had the word but in the style of the Boots the chemists logo.

At first glance it says Boots but when you look again you realise it spells Bollocks.

I occasionally wear it, under a shirt on confidence building courses where I explain that everyone needs from time to time to wear a real or even metaphorical bollocks T-shirt. Not necessarily that word, it could be 'rubbish' or something similar to signify that you reject whatever is being said about you.

They when you are being dumped on or criticised unfairly, in your mind you say 'Bollocks' that's simply not true.

Having explained I then unbutton my shirt to reveal the T shirt and its message. I explain that I sometimes also wear it, under a shirt, to serious meetings so if I find someone is pompously going on for a long time I quietly unbutton my shirt.

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Discombobulate

Effervescent

Gobshite

[grumpyhack]

You only got the word Bollocks from Glasto a few years ago?

[Kyelo]

A word I only heard recently is 'worldly', heard it said by football managers etc still don't get it!

Edited March 3, 2013 by Kyelo