# One word to describe yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181 "2006-07-12T14:36:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/1 "2006-07-12T14:36:19Z")
If you had to give one word to describe yourself, what would it be? Any part of speech. (I realize this is an impossible task, requiring that we beautiful and talented folk choose among our impressively diverse abilities and characteristics.) And I leave it to each of you to decide whether the word you choose is the way you would accurately describe yourself, the way you wish others perceived you, the way others actually perceive you, etc. Tho I request that you choose one word, feel free to provide any explanation or runners-up. Feel free to choose a same word that was previously offered by someone else. I’ll start off (weakly) saying **smart**. A couple of runners-up were tall, cynical, impatient, bored, and lazy. Wasn’t sure whether to describe myself by physical appearance or personality, or innate ability. Then making the choice, was unwilling to choose a more specific term. Who’s next? ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/2 "2006-07-12T14:37:18Z")
Fun. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/3 "2006-07-12T14:50:50Z")
We played this at a party once. My answer was: different. I then refused to elaborate. 🙂 I think I will change my answer to: trying. Take that in any sense you like. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/4 "2006-07-12T14:55:25Z")
surviving ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/5 "2006-07-12T15:00:05Z")
cromulent ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/6 "2006-07-12T15:04:12Z")
Erratic ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/7 "2006-07-12T15:08:09Z")
Changing. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/8 "2006-07-12T15:10:25Z")
Errrrotic. [/Zap] ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/9 "2006-07-12T15:23:43Z")
Improvised. ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/10 "2006-07-12T15:27:34Z")
Manipulative. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/11 "2006-07-12T15:27:52Z")
Indescribable. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/12 "2006-07-12T15:36:47Z")
A. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/13 "2006-07-12T15:37:09Z")
Dull. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/14 "2006-07-12T15:37:27Z")
Curious (no cats involved) ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/15 "2006-07-12T15:53:11Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] cromulent [/QUOTE] D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/16 "2006-07-12T16:04:15Z")
apprehensive ---
**Author:** ![Stainz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/17 "2006-07-12T16:09:42Z")
This is tough! **weird** ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/18 "2006-07-12T16:10:34Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] D’oh! [/QUOTE] Do apostrophizations count as one word? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/19 "2006-07-12T16:12:10Z")
**solipsistic** ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/20 "2006-07-12T16:21:24Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] cromulent [/QUOTE] All right - you made me google. (But you don’t earn a dollar because it isn’t in my dictionary! ;)) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181.md?page=2)