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kat's words, by kat
dyy's Words, by dyy
swiss's Words, by swiss
Wolfy's Words, by Wolfy
know-it-all, by trivet
Words I like, by dornyika
words i love, by zannah
slumry's Words, by slumry
Confusually, by whichbe
miscellany, by patchouli
rduke's Words, by rduke
noun-place, by morword
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This word has always reminded me of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
My fifth grade teacher said to the class "It's bedlam in here." I could not have been more shocked. I thought Mrs. Wolf had said a Bad Word. Perhaps like (gasp) h-e-l-l.
Patiomensch, I remember that I started liking this word when I learned its history. Fascinating. :-)
Interesting (from Google's def):
"The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, which has been variously known as Bethlem Hospital, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is the world's oldest psychiatric hospital. Bethlehem was shortened to Bedleem and Bedlem in Middle English. The hospital was nicknamed Bedlam from early on. From the early 16th century, bedlam also came to mean `mad'. Shakespeare, in Henry 6th, speaks of "the bedlam brain-sick duchess" (1590s?). This use lasted to the early 18th century, but the late 16th century was already using bedlamite."