Challenge
Advance a Word Into the Presses!
The only way that a new word can be added to the dictionary is if that word is already being used by a considerable group of people. This means that many useful, silly, or time-saving words are rejected from formal print. I invite my fellow writers to present a word that they believe should be considered for the dictionary (and how it is used), so that we may begin using these words in our own writing, spreading its use. I look forward to seeing what new vocabulary I may obtain through this challenge.
Fantabulous
It somehow has a much better ring to it than ‘fantastic’. Or ‘fabulous’. And so much loftier than ‘great’.
And the contentivity I feel when I use this word cannot be described in words – or by using the dictionary either (not to mention the tailspin that both words send Microsoft’s spellcheck into).
How was your day? Fantabulous. And you might just find the memory of the day is better than the day actually went.
How’s the new restaurant? Fantabulous. Better than finger-lickingly delicious, don’t you think?
How do I look? Fantabulous. And lo and behold, you just feel more glamorous than the outfit actually warrants.
Try it - and perhaps we may get it into the Prose dictionary if not the Oxford one…..
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