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Thank you to @kaytypestar for pointing out errors in brackets 3 and 7.

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I'm so sorry, but my mental health took a drastic drop downwards. So I haven't been updating this, and I probably won't. Maybe if it gets better I'll come back but I would not hold out hope for it to be soon.

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Bracket 4: Poll 4

Which of these is the best word?

Metanoia

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Metanoia: mɛ.taˈnɔ.ja

English

Noun

change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion

Propaganda: Just one of those really interesting, poetic words

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine:

English

Noun

A synthetic drug that acts as a stimulant and mild psychedelic. Ecstasy, molly, mdma

Propaganda: None submitted

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I hate people who don't censor their sh. it's like they're purposely doing to trigger/upset people. the hide feature is literally right there??

see?? see?? look. look at it. see how it hides things?? see how it hides the triggering content?? look at it. look at it and get a fucking clue.

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Bracket 4: Poll 6

Which of these is the best word?

Oscuro

Polyp

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Oscuro: osˈkuɾo

Spanish

Adjective

Dark

Propaganda: None Submitted

Polyp:

English

Noun

a small, abnormal tissue growth that projects from a mucous membrane or hollow space in the body, like the colon or rectum

Propaganda: it feels nice in your mouth and also it looks cool too

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Bracket 4: Poll 5

Which of these is the best word?

木漏れ日 (komorebi)

Furutre

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

木漏れ日 (komorebi): koʊˈmɔːrɛbi

Japanese

Noun

Sunlight filtering through trees

Propaganda:

Furutre:

Norwegian

Noun

Pine tree

Propaganda: Norwegian word for pine tree. Has a nice rhythm!

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Bracket 4: Poll 3

Which of these is the best word?

Auspicious

薬 (kusori)

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Auspicious: ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs

English

Adjective

conducive to success; favourable

giving or being a sign of future success.

characterized by success; prosperous.

Propaganda: brilliant word to spice up your day. oh you're having a good day? no more. "auspicious day! hurrah!". brings joyousness effortlessly. simply wonderful. auspicious even. forget about the true meaning and forge your own.

薬 (kusori): kɯ̟sɨ

Old Japanese

Medicine

Propaganda: The proto-Japonic word for medicine. It sounds like the modern Japanese word for shit (kuso). I'm very mature. /s

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Bracket 4: Poll 2

Which of these is the best word?

Serpentine

Whirlwind

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Serpentine: ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn

adjective

of or like a serpent or snake

noun

a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin

a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730

verb

move or lie in a winding path or line

Propaganda: It rolls off the tongue so smoothly and is such a badass descriptor for a snake

Whirlwind:

English

Noun

a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape

used with reference to a very energetic person or a tumultuous process

Propaganda: Because it has two w for the win (and because whirlwinds are pretty cool)

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Bracket 4: Poll 1

Which of these is the best word?

Skiddywampus

Xylem

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Skiddywampus: ˌskɪdiˈwɒmpəs

English

Adjective

askew

awry

Similar to cattywampus, it's a regional variation on it

Propaganda: It's fun to say

Xylem: zīʹləm

English

Noun

the vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem

Propaganda: idk it sounds cool + the letter X

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Bracket 3: Poll 8

Which of these is the best word?

Cosmic

Lover

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Cosmic: kŏz'mĭk,

English

Adjective

relating to the universe or cosmos especially as seperate from Earth

inconceivably vast

Propaganda: it scratches my brain rly well

Lover: ˈlʌvə

English

Noun

a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage

a person who likes or enjoys a specified thing

Propaganda: I don't like it's conventional use and all of it's stereotypes, but I love saying it about myself. I am a lover of the people I love and that is so much more nebulous and human than saying I'm this person's partner or god-forbid girlfriend.

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I knew it'd be a song title.

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Bracket 3: Poll 7

Which of these is the best word?

Tangentially

Olin

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Tangentially: tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli

English

Adverb

in a way that relates only slightly to a matter; peripherally

in the manner, position, or direction of a tangent

Propaganda: Tangents are awesome, and I love using tangentially as a segue for talking about two barely related things

Olin:

Toki Pona

It's Toki Pona, it's all the word classes

Love, respect, admiration, the act of loving, friendships, relationships, the people you are in a relationship with

Propaganda: I love so many people and none of them correctly but it still counts as Olin

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Bracket 3: Poll 3 (Re-do)

Which of these is the best word?

Asterism

Dustsceawung

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Asterism: ˈæs.təˌɹɪz.əm

English

Noun

a prominent pattern or group of stars that is smaller than a constellation.

a group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to a piece of text.

Propaganda: This describes both a typographic symbol (cool) and an astronomical phenomenon (double cool). It's fun* to point at a page in a novel or a patch of the night sky and say "I know what that lil cluster of stars is called!" (*or otherwise I'm just a very specific type of nerd)

Dustsceawung: ˈduːstˌʃæ͜ɑː.wunɡ

Old English

Noun

viewing or contemplation of dust

Propaganda: Tell me this isn’t metal as hell: “The reflection of former civilizations and peoples, and on the knowledge that all things return to dust”

Sorry to dustsceawung for getting it wrong on the first poll.

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Bracket 3: Poll 8

Which of these is the best word?

Cosmic

Lover

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Cosmic: kŏz'mĭk,

English

Adjective

relating to the universe or cosmos especially as seperate from Earth

inconceivably vast

Propaganda: it scratches my brain rly well

Lover: ˈlʌvə

English

Noun

a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage

a person who likes or enjoys a specified thing

Propaganda: I don't like it's conventional use and all of it's stereotypes, but I love saying it about myself. I am a lover of the people I love and that is so much more nebulous and human than saying I'm this person's partner or god-forbid girlfriend.

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Bracket 3: Poll 7

Which of these is the best word?

Tangentially

Olin

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Tangentially: tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli

English

Adverb

in a way that relates only slightly to a matter; peripherally

in the manner, position, or direction of a tangent

Propaganda: Tangents are awesome, and I love using tangentially as a segue for talking about two barely related things

Olin:

Toki Pona

It's Toki Pona, it's all the word classes

Love, respect, admiration, the act of loving, friendships, relationships, the people you are in a relationship with

Propaganda: I love so many people and none of them correctly but it still counts as Olin

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Bracket 3: Poll 6

Which of these is the best word?

Maritime

Twat

Voting ended onJun 18, 2025

Maritime: ˈmæ.ɹɪˌtaɪm

English

Noun

connected with the sea, especially in relation to seaborne trade or naval matters

living or found in or near the sea

bordering on the sea

Propaganda: None submitted

Twat: twæt

English

Noun

a stupid or obnoxious person (in British slang)

a woman's genitals

to hit or punch someone

Propaganda: Versatile, emotive, fun to say. 10/10

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Bracket 3: Poll 5

Which of these is the best word?

Viitsiä

Floccinaiicinchilipilification

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Viitsiä: ˈʋiːtsiæˣ

Finnish

Verb

to bother

to make the effort to

Propaganda: A Finnish verb for "to bother (do something which is of negligible inconvenience), to feel like doing something". It's a useful, short and sweet verb that the English language lacks. Why say "I can't be bothered because I don't feel like it" when you can say "en viitsi"?

Floccinaiicinchilipilification: ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn

English

Noun

the act or habit of estimating something as worthless

Propaganda: Just Look at Her

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Bracket 3: Poll 4

Which of these is the best word?

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

頑張れ(Ganbara)

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: ˌsuːpəkalɪˌfradʒɪlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪalɪˈdəʊʃəs

English

Adjective

extraordinaryly good or wonderful, popularised by Mary Poppin (1964)

Propaganda: None submitted

頑張れ(Ganbara): ɡã̠mba̠ɾɯ̟

Japanese

to persevere

do your best

Propaganda: None submitted