By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Jan 15, 2012 at 9:06 AM

Today, I posted an article about a woman who created a website, Wordnik.com, dedicated to peoples' favorite words and their meanings. This inspired me. So here are my favorite words. What are yours?

1.    Curlicue
2.    Lozenge
3.    Luxury
4.    Clandestine
5.    Brouhaha
6.    Lascivious
7.    Beer garden
8.    Fandango
9.    Paradigm
10.    Glockenspiel
11.    Schmaltz
12.    Ampersand
13.    Ethereal
14.    Gorgonzola
15.    Accoutrement
16.    Oxymoron
17.   Cacophony
18.    Coagulate
19.    Pith / pithy
20.    Tintinnabulous
21.     Widdershins
22.    Akimbo
23.    Onomatopoeia
24.    Melancholia
25.    Katmandu

Oy, there are so many more …


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.