Words that don't rhyme with anything

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around English words that are perceived to lack rhymes. Participants explore various examples and engage in playful banter regarding the challenge of finding rhymes for certain words, including "orange," "purple," "month," and "dreamt." The conversation includes references to poetry and humorous exchanges about language.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest words like "month," "purple," "orange," "violet," and "dreamt" as examples of words that don't rhyme.
  • Leonard Cohen is mentioned as having rhymed "orange" with "door hinge," which some participants find notable.
  • One participant claims "dreamt" rhymes with "unkempt," while another suggests "month" rhymes closely with "hunt," "bunt," and "front."
  • Blorenge is proposed as a rhyme for "orange," and "purple" is said to rhyme with "hirple" and "curple."
  • Participants humorously discuss the word "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," suggesting it could rhyme with other words ending in "-osis."
  • There are playful references to pop culture, including a skit from SNL involving colors that end in "urple."
  • Some participants express surprise at the number of words that supposedly lack rhymes.
  • Discussions about the nature of rhymes lead to debates about what constitutes a rhyme, with some insisting on final syllable matches rather than just phoneme matches.
  • Participants also mention other languages, with one noting that "Pølse" does not rhyme with any Norwegian or English words.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on which words truly lack rhymes, as multiple competing views and examples are presented throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about rhymes depend on subjective interpretations of what constitutes a rhyme, leading to varying opinions on the examples provided.

  • #31
DanceViDance said:
Actually, Violet rhymes with pilot. :) haha violet is my naaame :D
Huh. Good one.
 
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  • #32
Where we all are right now...lounge.
 
  • #33
scrounge
 
  • #34
kurdt said:
scrounge

d'oh!
 
  • #35
Purple rhymes with maple syrple.
 
  • #36
fourier jr said:
I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?

Apparently, you've managed to escape getting a "purple-nurple". :biggrin:
 
  • #37
fourier jr said:
I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?
dreamt would rhyme with kempt, more commonly unkempt.
 
  • #38
I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?

Pilot rhymes with violet.
 
  • #39
kmvballLover2 said:
I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?

Pilot rhymes with violet.

Since we've found rhymes for orange, violet and dreamt, that leaves only month and purple.

Did we find a rhyme for silver?
 
  • #40
lisab said:
Where we all are right now...lounge.
What does this rhyme with? Orange? Not a rhyme in my books. Needs to have rhyme the final syllable, not just the final phoneme.
 
  • #41
quicksilver? If doesn't drive you as mad as a hatter. Literally.
 
  • #42
DaveC426913 said:
What does this rhyme with? Orange? Not a rhyme in my books. Needs to have rhyme the final syllable, not just the final phoneme.
Lounge was to rhyme with scrounge.

How about "barf". Oh, that rhymes with "snarf".
 
  • #43
Pølse doesn't rhyme with any other Norwegian words, nor with any English, I think. :smile:
 
  • #44
  • #45
arildno said:
Pølse doesn't rhyme with any other Norwegian words, nor with any English, I think. :smile:

What about "følelse", you only need some "godvilje" =D

edit: oooh, I know this happens a lot but I have never seen it 3,141 views!
 
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  • #46
I don't have any godvilje, so no, følelse doesn't rhyme with pølse (it does rhyme with forkjølelse, though).
 
  • #47
Nausea?
 
  • #48
Causea?
 
  • #49
Kurdt said:
Causea?
:-p

sausage
 
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  • #50
Gossage.
 
  • #51
Kurdt said:
Gossage.
Where are causea or gossage in the dictionary?
 
  • #52
Gossage is a family name and causea is a genus according to my cheaty googling. I don't know how causea is pronounced though.

No proper names. Gossage is out.

causea is acceptable

And it has to be in a dictionary, and not an urban dictionary.
 
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