# What is your favourite single word of Shakespeare?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 11, 2001, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732 "2001-11-11T04:29:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/21 "2001-11-11T23:00:12Z")

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“Ahorseahorsemykingdomforahorse.”

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/22 "2001-11-12T00:03:29Z")

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bodkins

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**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/23 "2001-11-12T00:43:27Z")

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**Thou cream-faced loon.**

Don’t know why, but I just like it. I know, it’s not a word, but a phrase. But I like it.

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**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/24 "2001-11-12T00:53:28Z")

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Nuncle. It makes me laugh!

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**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/25 "2001-11-12T16:58:24Z")

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fustilarian.  
dankish.  
pribbling.  
apple-john.

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**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/26 "2001-11-12T22:36:55Z")

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Mercutio

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-single-word-of-shakespeare/92732/27 "2001-11-13T01:27:17Z")

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“Anon” is cool. “Tell mother I will be there anon”.

“Ere” is nice. “Ere the lark sings…”

“Sooth” is good. “And sooth did he speak.”

But my favorite has to be “Prick-song”. “He fights as you sing prick-song.” the other **Mercutio** act II, scene IV.

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