Sometimes I come across words that hit me in just a way that I can’t get enough of them. They evoke vivid images or remind of me something wonderful or simply sound divine when uttered aloud.

Here’s my always-expanding list of WORD PORN entries shared on the DKR Communications Facebook wall. Don’t forget to share your favs with everyone.

1. Opulence — Even the word sounds luxurious, doesn’t it?
2. Garland — I love things that drape, dangle, intertwine: Garlands of evergreen adorning staircases or framing front doors. Garlands of daisies to wear around your neck or in your hair.
3. Evil — This word is doubly good (or maybe “doubly evil” is more appropriate) because of 1) the way it can be said (loooong “e” and sneering “v”) and 2) the darkness it conjures when used as a noun or adjective.
4. Sassy — Rude (bad thing) or full of spirit (good thing). Ambiguity can be fun.
5. Uvula — I can’t imagine ever saying aloud, “My uvula is sore this morning.”
6. Discombobulated — A couple of times in the past when I used this word (yes, I really use it), I was accused of making it up. Well, my friends, I was not discombobulated. It’s a real six-syllable word and a blast to say aloud.
7. Lickspittle — A contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady. I think it works well instead of suck up, brown-noser or bootlicker if you want to throw someone off his or her game. Example sentence: I’m not surprised to see that lickspittle (fill in your name of choice) sitting in the boss’s office again.
8. Snark — My fav definition comes from the online Urban Dictionary where the word is described as a combo of “snide” and “remark.” Apparently a “snark” also is an imaginary animal, courtesy of Lewis Carroll’s imagination in 1876, as well as some sort of unexplained or threatening event on a computer. I don’t want to be snarky, but the last two definitions suck (even if they are real).
9. Persnickety — I just want to scrunch up my nose and make a face when I say this word. And eat a persimmon. I don’t know why.
10. Conundrum — In addition to being fun to say (need a snare drum rimshot added to the end), the word also is the name of a delish wine. Double good!