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Enjoy and discount: funny words to say over and over

You know what’s a funny word to say over and over? Enjoy.

Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy.

The “joy” part of “enjoy” i get. What you enjoy brings you joy. But the “en” part? According to the Online Etymology Dictionary “en” means to make.

enjoy

c.1380, from O.Fr. enjoir “to give joy, rejoice,” from en- “make” + joir “enjoy,” from L. gaudere “rejoice”; Sense of “have the use or benefit of” first recorded c.1430. Replaced O.E. brucan.

And speaking of funny words to say, here’s another one. Discount.

Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount. Discount.

discount

1622, alteration of Fr. d√©compte, from O.Fr. descont, from desconter “count out” (13c.), from des- “away” + conter “to count”.

Discount literally means “to count away.”

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unlikelymoose
17 years ago

i always thought it was fun to say “taco” over and over.

Eliana Briones
17 years ago

Mine is Tasks…it’s that “ksks” sound.