Timeline for What word is complimentary, but sounds like "chunky"?
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| Apr 17, 2012 at 22:23 | comment | added | Kaz | It sounds horrible, because it leads to the portmanteau "sepulchritude", which might be coined for "beauty in death". If you Google for "sepulchritude", you will find that many have thought of this word already, so the phonetic association is more or less obvious. | |
| Feb 2, 2012 at 7:47 | vote | accept | Kyle | ||
| Nov 27, 2010 at 21:48 | comment | added | Mark C | I had forgotten that one, although it is not "old-fashioned" to me. | |
| Nov 26, 2010 at 16:42 | history | edited | Steve Melnikoff | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Nov 26, 2010 at 16:41 | comment | added | Steve Melnikoff | @Mark C: now that you mention it, a (rather old-fashioned) meaning of "funky" is "smelly", which is definitely not complimentary! | |
| Nov 26, 2010 at 16:29 | comment | added | Mark C | @MMyers Did you consider whether it is derogatory or not? | |
| Nov 24, 2010 at 17:41 | comment | added | mmyers | I didn't realize "funky" was complimentary. | |
| Nov 24, 2010 at 12:08 | comment | added | Kyle | That is one disgusting sounding word! Funky is a good idea! | |
| Nov 24, 2010 at 12:03 | history | answered | Steve Melnikoff | CC BY-SA 2.5 |