sardonic
[sar-DON-ik]
adjective
Scornful, mocking; disdainfully humorous.
I love how republicans don’t get how fucking sardonic Stephen Colbert is.
barnburner
[BAHRN-bur-ner]
noun
Something that is highly exciting or impressive.
Remember when rice burners were real barnburners?
pith
[pith]
noun
Heart.
I’d love if the guy who ate 25,000 big macs died of an injury to his pith during the day of his celebration.
pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs]
adjective
Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly…
titubant
[TICH-oo-buhnt]
noun
A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking.
Shotgunning a Four Loko caused a titubant in my stride and apparently made me wet myself.
philately
/fɪˈlætli/
noun
the collection of postage stamps of various issues.
Gena always felt her husband was more passionate about philately than he was about her…
winsome
[WIN-suhm]
adjective
Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.
Zoe had a loud, winsome laugh which, I think, is what I truly loved about her…