# One word to describe yourself

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181>\
**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:** 5

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**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/81 "2006-07-13T23:23:16Z")

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Un-hip

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/82 "2006-07-13T23:24:25Z")

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Careful.

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**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/83 "2006-07-13T23:51:15Z")

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Enigma.

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**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/84 "2006-07-14T00:16:00Z")

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With

(Hey, any part of speech, right? 😉 )

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/85 "2006-07-14T02:46:29Z")

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Optimistic

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**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/86 "2006-07-14T03:52:26Z")

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Relentless  
This is not my choice of word, but my ex-boyfriend’s.  
My husband tends to agree, though.  
I would choose ‘sweet’, but that’s only part of my disguise, yes, I know that.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/87 "2006-07-14T17:31:43Z")

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laid-back

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**Author:** ![Malienation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/88 "2006-07-14T19:40:23Z")

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Wary

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/89 "2006-07-14T19:54:07Z")

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Smart.

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**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/90 "2006-07-14T20:08:13Z")

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Unexpected

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**Author:** ![Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebecca_DiMwitter)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/91 "2006-07-14T20:18:37Z")

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Insinuating.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/92 "2006-07-14T20:26:18Z")

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Determined.

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**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/93 "2006-07-14T21:55:14Z")

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Busy!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/94 "2006-07-14T22:42:31Z")

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[QUOTE=bleach]  
Busy!  
[/QUOTE]

As we can tell by your post count … 😉

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**Author:** ![motomoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@motomoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motomoon)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/95 "2006-07-15T06:19:59Z")

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Indecisive.

…wait, can I change my answer?

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/96 "2006-07-15T06:26:34Z")

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Creative.

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/97 "2006-07-15T14:13:08Z")

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“The”

[QUOTE=JThunder]  
“Cannot count.”  
[/QUOTE]

Try “innumerate”

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/98 "2006-07-15T14:14:17Z")

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🙂

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**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/99 "2006-07-15T14:26:45Z")

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Simple.

(Take that as you may…)

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**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-to-describe-yourself/364181/100 "2006-07-15T14:29:40Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
enigmatic  
[/QUOTE]

Hey! That was gonna be mine! Rats.

Guess I’ll go with: multifaceted.

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