My Favorite Word
What is your favorite word, and why?
My favorite word is callipygian. It is a Greek word, originally derived in the 1640’s or 50’s to describe a statute of Aphrodite. It is an adjective. It means having a well-shaped buttocks. It’s essentially a more sophisticated way of saying “DAMN, look at that ba-donk-a-donk!”
After reading that, you may think I am a perverted animal. Please, let me explain. It started when I was a junior in high school. My friend came rushing down the halls laughing, his head hung high in the air, and he came to me saying “Michael, you look very callipygian today” and started laughing like a hyena again. I assume I looked confused because that’s how I felt. “What does callipygian mean?” I asked. He whispered in my ear the answer and I couldn’t help but laugh myself. I have normally considered myself more mature than my counterparts but that word’s sound and its meaning seemed so far from each other, it merited a laugh.
My friend, after regaining his composure, told me the story of his day. How he had been walking to random girls and telling them they looked rather callipygian. Mostly, he got confused looks. But there were occasions when the girls would smile and laugh and say thanks. I assumed they didn’t know the meaning of the word and were just laughing at the fact that some random person would compliment them. They probably thought it was a word similar to dapper. After my friend left, I went on with the rest of my day as usual.
During resource period, I met up with my friends and we went to the library, our usual hangout. While we were doing our usual rounds of discussing Pokémon and debating on which Star Trek captain was superior (It’s Kirk), the girl I liked walked in. My friends, being the exceptionally mood killing beasts they are, pushed me towards her. I bumped into her and made her drop her books on the floor. I hurriedly picked them up for her and apologized. She laughed it off. We somehow got into a conversation about
My favorite word is callipygian. It is a Greek word, originally derived in the 1640’s or 50’s to describe a statute of Aphrodite. It is an adjective. It means having a well-shaped buttocks. It’s essentially a more sophisticated way of saying “DAMN, look at that ba-donk-a-donk!”
After reading that, you may think I am a perverted animal. Please, let me explain. It started when I was a junior in high school. My friend came rushing down the halls laughing, his head hung high in the air, and he came to me saying “Michael, you look very callipygian today” and started laughing like a hyena again. I assume I looked confused because that’s how I felt. “What does callipygian mean?” I asked. He whispered in my ear the answer and I couldn’t help but laugh myself. I have normally considered myself more mature than my counterparts but that word’s sound and its meaning seemed so far from each other, it merited a laugh.
My friend, after regaining his composure, told me the story of his day. How he had been walking to random girls and telling them they looked rather callipygian. Mostly, he got confused looks. But there were occasions when the girls would smile and laugh and say thanks. I assumed they didn’t know the meaning of the word and were just laughing at the fact that some random person would compliment them. They probably thought it was a word similar to dapper. After my friend left, I went on with the rest of my day as usual.
During resource period, I met up with my friends and we went to the library, our usual hangout. While we were doing our usual rounds of discussing Pokémon and debating on which Star Trek captain was superior (It’s Kirk), the girl I liked walked in. My friends, being the exceptionally mood killing beasts they are, pushed me towards her. I bumped into her and made her drop her books on the floor. I hurriedly picked them up for her and apologized. She laughed it off. We somehow got into a conversation about