hi and welcome. I was feeling super sad and then Wham, the manic energy hit like there was no tomorrow (there never is).
From that hell came this phoenix - good word bad word.
let’s get into it.
today’s good word: bandy
like ‘bandy about.’ I’m not gonna look it up but I think we all know what it means yea?
it’s like, to bandy about means to…you know, ugh i don’t really know but i know the feeling of the word and that’s my whole point - even without ‘meaning’ I understand the word deeply. how many words can fuck i really don’t know but i know the feeling of the word. it’s a goofy word and the feeling is a fun one. a good time.
bandy is a good time.
today’s bad word: polymath
this word sucks stop calling yourself that it’s weird it’d be like a guy you play rec soccer with saying he was Lebron “Einstein” James
also from a linguistic perspective it sucks. polymath? way to make the word ‘math’ even less cool. why not call it a turtlemath now that's a good word.
your turn
that’s today for good word bad word. as always, please respond in the comments with your good word and/or bad word for the day.
i will respond and confirm whether or not they are good words or bad words.
if you are unsure of whether a word is a good word or bad word, that’s okay don’t worry just say the word and i’ll make a decision on whether it’s good or bad.
these decisions are final and hold up in all courts of law and tennis.
Not sure if I'm supposed to present my reasoning but I will.
Good word: Demonstrably.
I know that the etymology refers to something that is able to be demonstrated, but I like the *monstr* section because it actually sounds like "to a monstrous extent." So when I say "You are demonstrably wrong" I really mean it.
Bad word: Porcine
Too high culture a word to just mean pig. No.
anticipating literal fistfights in the comments