Sort of late edition. Thinking about cutting this down and making it weekly instead (I would also have, like, twenty words, alphabetized and categorized for your convenience. Tell me what you think).

Let's just get right to it, then.

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Antepenultimate - /AN - tee - pen - UHL - teh - met/
Derived from the Latin ante meaning "before", pen meaning "almost". "Ultimate" is derived from the Latin ultima, meaning "last".

"Penultimate" is a word that so many people misuse. No, it's not a more extreme form of "ultimate". Of course, whereas "ultimate" means "last" (as in, the last in a long series of things), "penultimate" means "second last". So, you can probably take a guess what what antepenultimate means. It's the third last in a series. For example: This term is, indeed, the antepenultimate word on this list! Aren't I fucking clever?

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Vituperative - /vy - TOO - per - (uh) - tiv/
[vituperate] [vituperating] [vituperates] [vituperated] [vituperatively]
From the Latin vituperātiō, meaning "to censure".

Another favorite of mine. I have a thing for v-words. Anyway, it means to be like me--verbally abusive. And, that's about it. Simple definition, beautiful word. Vituperatively, I upbraided my sister for her misbehavior. Don't forget that it can be used as a verb, though: If you vituperate your authorities, you're going to get yourself in trouble.

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Gaucherie - /GOH - sher - ee/
[gaucheries] [guache]
Derived from the French gauche, meaning "left".

Here's a French word that ties together nicely with the German fremdschämen. When you exhibit gauche behavior, you're awkward. You're high-fiving when they wanted a handshake. Gaucherie is essentially the noun form of that. When you drop your groceries, you're committing a gaucherie. Or, better yet, when you hug someone for just a little bit too long. Or when you laugh a little bit too hard at someone's bad pun, and now you look passive-aggressive. We all know what these are like. They're gaucheries. Another nice addition to anyone's vocabulary.

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Bonus words:
The word for fourth last? Preantepenultimate.
Fifth? Propreantepenultimate.

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I don't know any more beyond that. Scram.

I think keeping it to a small amount of words gives them more impact. If you choose to slow the pace, a weekly thread is a good idea, maybe bi-weekly if you keep the threads under 10 words?

Vituperative is a mouthful, but has a nice ring to it.
It's a surprise to see a French word in here, but often other cultures have words for things we don't.

So Septagon is Gaucherie

It's good to know I've been using penultimate in the correct manner all this time. I've had several people, in an almost vituperative manner,  tell me I was using it incorrectly. I am experiencing schadenfreude at the thought of them committing the gaucherie of using penultimate incorrectly.

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on June 12, 2015, 10:09:37 PM

It's good to know I've been using penultimate in the correct manner all this time. I've had several people, in an almost vituperative manner,  tell me I was using it incorrectly. I am experiencing schadenfreude at the thought of them committing the gaucherie of using penultimate incorrectly.

A+

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