# One Hyphenated Word to Describe Yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836 "2001-08-11T19:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/1 "2001-08-11T19:49:10Z")
The other night, my husband and I had our funny and sarcastic neighbor over. He’d been here for about an hour when my dog started barking at him. “She must not like it when I scratch my balls,” he remarked. “I don’t like it either, Brent!” I said. “But if I don’t scratch my balls and get rid of the itch, I’ll never go back to being my happy-go-lucky self!” “Oh yeah, Brent,” I said laughingly, “if I had to choose one hyphenated word to describe you, that would be it: happy-go-lucky.” “And if I had to choose one hyphenated word to describe myself, it would be ‘self-defeating’.” I added. Later that night my husband came up with one for himself: “Effer-fuckin’ vescent.” **So, what’s your hyphenated word?** ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/2 "2001-08-11T19:52:34Z")
slap- ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/3 "2001-08-11T19:55:10Z")
Hehe. Is your husband a Sagittarius? Mmmm… mine would be “super-weasel”! ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/4 "2001-08-11T19:57:02Z")
D’oh. I meant your neighbor. The happy-go-lucky one. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/5 "2001-08-11T20:00:53Z")
Holy crap. He **is** a Sagittarius. November 25. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/6 "2001-08-11T20:01:15Z")
fez-enhattened ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/7 "2001-08-11T20:49:32Z")
laaa-zy. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/8 "2001-08-11T20:57:16Z")
Coffee-logged. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/9 "2001-08-11T21:08:33Z")
Man-of-danger Tripler More of a danger to myself, tho. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/10 "2001-08-11T21:36:22Z")
anal-retentive (It’s a hyphenated word now. I decided so.) ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/11 "2001-08-11T22:25:30Z")
artist-in-residence ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/12 "2001-08-11T23:17:06Z")
Scatter-brained. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/13 "2001-08-11T23:44:07Z")
omphalo-aficionado ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/14 "2001-08-11T23:50:49Z")
multi-faceted. (Okay, so my beveling is a little off is some places.) ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/15 "2001-08-11T23:53:45Z")
I can’t decide between “guilt-free” and “creamy-center”. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/16 "2001-08-11T23:58:14Z")
High-ass. (Is that hyphenated?) ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/17 "2001-08-12T00:13:43Z")
Seriocomic-jejune ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/18 "2001-08-12T00:13:53Z")
Money-focused. Sad to say, but liquidity gets my juices flowing… ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/19 "2001-08-12T00:34:10Z")
opinion-o-matic ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836/20 "2001-08-12T00:48:58Z")
Off-kilter. It’s true. Just ask any of my on-kilter friends. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hyphenated-word-to-describe-yourself/75836.md?page=2)