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Paultx  +  696116 Thu, 09 Apr 09 10:34 PM
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Adrenochrome
“<BR>and, Pizzazz is a modern American onomatapeic (I bet you're reaching for the dictionary now) word. Onomatapeia comes from ancient Greece and refers to a word created to reflect a sound, eg drip which describes the action of a drop of water falling and landing, whilst also sounding like the drop landing. Pop is my favourite word of this type.
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Actually, in English, it's written onomatopoeic, from onomatopoeia. It occurs also in my mother tongue, Brazilian Portuguese, in which it's written onomatopaico or onomatopéico, from onomatopéia. =)
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Correct me if I'm wrong. Pobody is nerfect.
Anonymous, 225 days ago
the word Pizzazz means 'vigorus spirit:energy or excitement'

I personally use it when describing something with bright colors, or lots of sparkle 

Adrenochrome  +  697189 Mon, 13 Apr 09 04:08 PM
I stand corrected. My apologies, I first encountered the word in Ancient Greek classes and they spelt it without the o, but you are spot on.
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Anonymous, 179 days ago
You forgot pnash. That is a brilliant word
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