Favourite? Favournein!
One of the biggest problems in the English language is the lack of an opposite word for favourite. It’s a very strong word, but there is no way to say it in the negative apart from “I hate Big Brother more than any other show on Television”. Which is fine, but it’s hardly a word. And it takes so long to say. And you can’t give it that special emphasis you do when you say “Zoolander? Seriously? That’s my absolute FAVOURITE!”
You’ve got right / wrong, yes / no, love / hate, good / bad, Grissom / Horatio, but note the void.
“My favourite movie is Zoolander, and I….errrrr….really don’t like Shall We Dance the most? It is my most un favourite?”
Not even close to cutting it. Especially for someone who as many most un favourite things as me. I give you -
Favournein / Fav – or – naii – n.*
1. Opposite of favourite – your most unfavourite, if you will.
For example, my favournein actress is Kirsten Dunst, closely followed by J Lo. Previews for ‘Elizabethtown’ make me want to throw things at the little KD’s head, and J Lo was the sole perpetrator in making ‘Shall We Dance’ my favournein movie.
Derivative
Nein is German for no. Favour comes from Favourite, dooshbags.
Credit goes to Sister Superior for helping me with this word. She wanted to be called Expert Superior, but I feel that goes a little far. And now you’ve all met sister number one, my older sister. The three imoto’s** shall keep.
Simile - Fovarong / Fo - va - rong
Yes, a simile. For those situations where favournein is simply not strong enough to express your hatred. Or for those situations where I must be right. I still think this one is better, but Sister Superior digresses.
You know how people say “That’s sure to be an instant favourite?” I think this would work just as well – “Stealth would be an instant fovarong, if I could actually drag myself to the cinema and watch it.”
Besides, does FAVOURITE have a smilie? Exactly. Providing for the people.
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* Favournein is a misphantel. Are you surprised? I just made it up. Of course it is. Anyway, Word suggested mavourneen, which is Irish for My Darling. I found that amusing. You may do with it what you will.
** Imoto is Japanese for younger sister. I have three, two of which are futago.***
*** Twins. Heh. I amuse myself far too easily.
You’ve got right / wrong, yes / no, love / hate, good / bad, Grissom / Horatio, but note the void.
“My favourite movie is Zoolander, and I….errrrr….really don’t like Shall We Dance the most? It is my most un favourite?”
Not even close to cutting it. Especially for someone who as many most un favourite things as me. I give you -
Favournein / Fav – or – naii – n.*
1. Opposite of favourite – your most unfavourite, if you will.
For example, my favournein actress is Kirsten Dunst, closely followed by J Lo. Previews for ‘Elizabethtown’ make me want to throw things at the little KD’s head, and J Lo was the sole perpetrator in making ‘Shall We Dance’ my favournein movie.
Derivative
Nein is German for no. Favour comes from Favourite, dooshbags.
Credit goes to Sister Superior for helping me with this word. She wanted to be called Expert Superior, but I feel that goes a little far. And now you’ve all met sister number one, my older sister. The three imoto’s** shall keep.
Simile - Fovarong / Fo - va - rong
Yes, a simile. For those situations where favournein is simply not strong enough to express your hatred. Or for those situations where I must be right. I still think this one is better, but Sister Superior digresses.
You know how people say “That’s sure to be an instant favourite?” I think this would work just as well – “Stealth would be an instant fovarong, if I could actually drag myself to the cinema and watch it.”
Besides, does FAVOURITE have a smilie? Exactly. Providing for the people.
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* Favournein is a misphantel. Are you surprised? I just made it up. Of course it is. Anyway, Word suggested mavourneen, which is Irish for My Darling. I found that amusing. You may do with it what you will.
** Imoto is Japanese for younger sister. I have three, two of which are futago.***
*** Twins. Heh. I amuse myself far too easily.
posted by Antipodean at
12:07 PM
7 Comments:
why antipodian, what a fantastic idea, Mr S in my favournien teacher! Even better, when i tell him so, he will have no idea!
Thanking you
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Danae, at 12:34 AM
LOL, that's absolutely brilliant!
And what do you mean you favourniened (just made it a verb, pal) Shall we Dance? Ok, J Lo is fovarongly bad, but I love that movie.
And you have triplets? Woah. I mean, yeah..not you. Ha, you got the point.
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Miss Adelon, at 12:42 PM
Ooops, yeah. Got that wrong, sorry
Twins. Twins...
eh
Now that's what I call a misphantel!
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Miss Adelon, at 12:46 PM
Ha!
No. I am not a triplet, although that would be funny. I do not have triplets. That would be frightening for acll concerned.
And it was sort of the power of JLo's henious, henious performance that brought Shall We Dance down for me. When Richard Gere spluttered it out to Miss-oh-I-am-a-poor-uneducated-dry-cleaner-but-when-a-beautiful-ballroom-dancer-WINKED AT ME-I-knew-thats-what-I-want-to-be! No more soap for me!- Lopez, I actually said NO.
Sister Superior slapped me. All the mums and grandmas looked scandalised. Heh. And then, when she was dancing by herself?
THE PAIN.
Lol! You made verbs! I'm so proud.
But I guess I can make a concession, and say that The Lizzie MaGuire movie could easily be my favournein. It's definately Danae's ;P
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Antipodean, at 1:37 PM
Haha, Grissom / Horatio. I was all confused before, but that set me straight.
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Steph Dawe, at 5:12 PM
And we all know what an expert is, don't we?
Expert: (pron. ec-spurt)
1. A has been drip under pressure.
2. A know all.
Interesting words mate... I might start using some of them at work! ;-)
...FJ.
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FJ, at 1:41 AM
I didn't know that, so I escape definition two. ;p
And I don't think I'm quite old enough to be a has been.
Can you see my relief? It's almost palpable.
Almost, in that virtual online sense.
I completely and utterly endorse anyone to use these words as they wish, be it in the workplace, the schoolyard, the bus, the...exams.
I mean, wouldn't you just love to write on your English exam that you fear your response to be somewhat hampered by the fact that Gattaca is your favournein movie?
If only I'd thought this up BEFORE the English exam. Ah well. If all else fails in Constitutional on Thursday, I may give it a go. Or I might cry.
Grissom / Horatio - clearly one of the worlds polar oppisites ;P
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Antipodean, at 4:11 AM
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