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Is there a word for “word or phrase that is fun to say”?

In any language, any one of us has certain words or phrases they like to say.

For me, in English, that includes “bedazzled” and “thingamagick” among others.

Howrver, is there some kind of overarching expression for these words? I can’t think of anything in English or my native German, and a quick Internet search didn’t find anything.

aninnymoose ,

I don’t speak Spanish but I love the word “El sacapuntas” which sounds like a bad word but means pencil sharpener.

Admetus ,

I love the word ‘kerfuffle’.

HamsterRage ,

“Intercourse!”

frightful_hobgoblin ,

euphone

fx3 OP ,

I love that, will use it. Thanks!

frightful_hobgoblin ,

They’ve also been called “cellar doors”, as when Tolkein said “in Welsh, for me cellar doors are extraordinarily frequent”

Admetus ,

Feel like this is an indirect reference to Donnie Darko.

frightful_hobgoblin ,

This is your brain on pop culture.

ff0000 ,
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Can’t think of a word, but want to add ‘automagically’ to that list.

ValiantDust ,
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I can’t think of any.

But I’m a bit sad that the French-originating Bonmot is already taken in German (meaning a witty one-liner). It would have been a nice allusion to Bonbon (candy), like words that taste nice.

Deebster ,
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I can’t find a suitable word in English, but I’m shocked and dismayed that German doesn’t have anything we could steal.

janNatan ,

We could always make one up. Zungenfreude, tongue joy.

Der Spruch „Vielseitig” hat mir immer Zungenfreude bereitet.

Saying “versatile” always gave me tongue-joy.

Edit: it’s pronounced “tsoong-en-froy-duh”

bjoern_tantau ,
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No problem. Just make one up!

Sprechspaßwort = speak fun word

Alternatively Sprachspaßwort, meaning language fun word.

I think I like the latter.

667 ,
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This is the real value of agglutinative languages. We sort of try it in English but it doesn’t always work. I don’t speak German, but I recognize the word roots.

Chozo ,

Spaßredewort.

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