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Is there a word for “word or phrase that is fun to say”? (beehaw.org)

submitted 3 months ago by fx3@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They've also been called "cellar doors", as when Tolkein said "in Welsh, for me cellar doors are extraordinarily frequent"

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Feel like this is an indirect reference to Donnie Darko.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Tolkien was known to be a big Donnie Darko fan.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

This is your brain on pop culture.