Brobdingnagian meaning huge, colossal etc. Comes from the name of an island where giants lived in Gullivers Travels.

This was already mentioned only 2 posts ago.

Your incessant failure to read before you post is d-e-f-n-i-t-e-l-y turning this thread into a brobdingnagian balls-up, you scallywag rapscallion. This is a serious educational thread so please stop fudgeling.

The next person who double-posts will be defenestrated and then strangled with their own leotards.

Awesome beyond (weird) words ;)

Instant new fav thread - great idea! :)

Let me contribute with my own nickname:
flummoxed - bewildered, confused, confounded

irascible - easily irritated

I love that word! Seriously, I do; ever since it was the word of the day back in my high school creative writing class some 16 years ago. It also seems to be the only one that has gotten stuck in mind that way.

clement weather mild or temperate; pleasant.

(learned from Reddit comment about latest SpaceX rocket launch discussion)

wazzock - a stupid or annoying person (sorry Sachys, take no offence! :P)

Not to be confused with Rapp Scallion.

lewd - crude and offensive in a sexual way

I don't see it used too often, so I think it counts:

preposterous - foolish, senseless, absurd.

Penultimate is a word people often think means second best. It really means second from last.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penultimate

I guess it's because of the common positive connotation of "ultimate" and people end up using penultimate in the same manner.

As for me - I've definitely picked up a lot of words over the years on the GOG forums (and the truth is that one of the main reasons I want to stay active here is because I get to improve my English while discussing things I care about) but sadly I can't think of a specific word I've learned here right now. Although, I *think* "viable" is a word I only started using after I read it numerous times here and looked it up.

I'm happy someone noticed this.

I typed and deleted a handful of silly responses myself, but in the end thought, I'm probably the only one who finds this funny.

Of course. I thought everyone knew Michelangelo's famous painting "The Penultimate Supper"? You know, the one with the 28 disciples, 3 Christs (the fat one balances the two skinny ones), the kangaroo, the trampoline act, the conjurer and the mariachi band.

Propensity (noun): An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

The pun was intended :-) Frankly, the expression 'polish your English' is quite popular in Poland, for instance it's often used in advertisements of English courses.