A word for a word that's fun to say?

RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Thu Apr 6 01:16:15 UTC 2006


But no one has cojme up with a wortd FOR such logoludica!

In a message dated 4/5/06 2:40:13 PM, preston at MSU.EDU writes:


> So you're the guy who goes around saying "When
> Buttafucco pulled out his garbanzo a brouhaha
> ensued."
> 
> I knew we'd find out who you were.
> 
> dInIs
> 
> 
> 
> >A colleague asks:
> >
> >>  Is there a word that means ìa word, or combination of words, that is fun 
> to
> >>  sayî or something similar?  Iím after words or word combos that are fun 
> to
> >>  say, but arenít necessarily onomonopoetic.  Like ìbuttafuccoî or 
> ìgarbanzoî
> >>  and ìbrouhaha.î
> >
> >I'm stumped. Does such a word exist, or should
> >it be added to the queue of neologisms we need?
> >
> >  -- James
> >
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> --
> Dennis R. Preston
> University Distinguished Professor
> Department of English
> 15C Morrill Hall
> Michigan State University
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> 517-353-4736
> preston at msu.edu
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