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humanodon  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is a favorite word of yours?

    Least favourite/ugliest: cruft - something that would come along and ruin any good day.

There are so many words like this in English. Sometimes I feel like the concept of crossword puzzles came first and then English began to develop in order to provide it with a context.

Example: sough

It kind of looks like a typo, but no, it means "the sound of wind rustling through the trees, or the sound of gentle surf" which is cool, but kind of overly specific to be used often.