User:Qermaq/Words said or seen once

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There are a surprising number of words which have been used only once in the Homestar Runner universe. They range from unusual (cacodemons) to commonplace (rainbows). In this list, each word is linked to the email, toon or other item where the word is uniquely found. See if you can guess the source before clicking the link.

Feel free to extend this list, adding new words in alphabetical order. The word must be seen or heard only once. If it's heard and seen simultaneously, that's OK. If it's a special case, like a word that happens twice (or, rarely, three times) in one and only one toon, put it in the Honorable Mention section.

No unique/incorrect spellings (buisness), coined words (SBLOUNSKCHED!), proper names (Mudgeman), non-English words, etc. are allowed. A real word used as a slang word unassociated with the word's meaning (e.g. "stampers") is disallowed. Just plain words used as plain words, please. If a word is spelled correctly once and misspelled again, that counts as two instances of that word (because misspellings aren't correct) and the word isn't a one-time word. Ex. "cigarette" in space program and "cigarrette" in Teen Girl Squad Issue 5 count as two uses of the same word "cigarette", and therefore neither qualifies here.

Only toons (big, shorts, SBEmails, Answering Machines, character pages, etc.) count, including the Easter eggs within the toon. Don't include the actual games, Videlectrix pages, Strong Sad's Lament, other webpages opened through Easter eggs, commentaries, etc. Link with the toon's name so others can guess the answer.

Feel free to sign any words you add to the list. Please use only three tildes (~~~) to produce a signature but no time stamp. This is not a contest, this is only an exhibition; please, no wagering.

Words heard/seen only once in H*R cartoons

Honorable Mention

These words appear more than once in a single toon or email, usually either in rapid succession, or where the word appears first during the main part of the toon and again in an Easter egg.

1. alibi (said twice in one toon) 101.160.136.161
2. alms (said twice in one toon) Lira (talk)
3. ambrosia (said twice in one toon) kai lyn
4. analyzed (said twice in the toon) The Knights Who Say Ni
5. antimacassar (said twice in rapid succession with different pronunciations)  ■■   PURPLE  WRENCH   ■■
6. bathyscaphe (said twice in one toon) Gfdgsgxgzgdrc
7. bequeath (said three times in rapid succession) -Brightstar Shiner
8. brioche (said twice in related context) The Knights Who Say Ni
9. broached (said thrice in quick succession) Catjaz63
10. bullhorn (said twice in one email) kai lyn
11. caucus (said twice in one toon) Lira (talk)
12. chard (said twice in rapid succession) Lira (talk)
13. cleanse (said twice in one toon) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
14. clink (said twice in quick succession) Catjaz63
15. contraction (once in toon, again in an Easter egg) I R F
16. corporeal (The Homestar Runner says it repeatedly and Narrator Strong Bad doubts his knowledge and repeats it himself.) --Jeffjman
17. couth (Said twice within a couple of seconds) The Knights Who Say Ni
18. crabby (said twice in rapid succession) Gfdgsgxgzgdrc
19. crêpes (said twice in one toon) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
20. crumple (said five times in quick succession) Catjaz63
21. curveball (heard in toon, then again in Easter egg) —  KieferSkunk (talk) —
22. datum (said twice and seen written once in one email) That'sBupkis!
23. dilemma (said twice in one toon) - Qermaq - (^T/C) 
24. disappoint (said twice in one email, and a third time as an -ing verb, all in rapid succession) --DorianGray
25. ditto (said twice in rapid succession, seen a few seconds later) The Knights Who Say Ni
26. dorsal (said twice in one email) kai lyn
27. draconian (said twice in rapid succession) Gfdgsgxgzgdrc
28. exam (said twice, first time as a plural) --DorianGray
29. faint (said twice in rapid succession) --DorianGray
30. figurative (said twice in rapid succession) — Defender1031*Talk
31. flushed (said twice in one email) 101.160.136.161
32. frustration (said twice in rapid succession, second time as plural) —  KieferSkunk (talk) —
33. galvanized (said eight or nine times across the toon) The Knights Who Say Ni
34. gelatinous (said twice in one email) ~That Guy Over There ()
35. ghoul (said twice in an Easter egg) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
36. government (said twice in rapid succession) 120.144.150.37
37. grandiose (said three times in the email) The Knights Who Say Ni
38. handshake (said three times throughout the toon, once plural) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
39. herbs (said three times throughout the toon) The Knights Who Say Ni
40. hummus (said twice in rapid succession) —  KieferSkunk (talk) —
41. leadership (heard at the beginning, then seen later) —  KieferSkunk (talk) —
42. linebacker (said/seen once, mumbled later) --- Collin - (^T/C)
43. llama (said twice in quick succession) Lira (talk)
44. macabre (said three times, plus one more in an unusual pronunciation) --Jay (Gobble)
45. machete (said twice in rapid succession with different pronunciations)  ■■   PURPLE  WRENCH   ■■
46. macrame (said four times in related contexts) --Jay (Gobble)
47. mining (said twice in quick succession) - Qermaq - (^T/C) 
48. moderately (Heard once, then seen in an Easter egg) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
49. nutmeg (said three times and seen once in one scene) 101.161.65.115
50. outgoing (said in two consecutive messages) The Knights Who Say Ni
51. oxen (said once colloquially; then three times properly, all in quick succession) The Knights Who Say Ni
52. oyster (once in toon, then again in an Easter egg) Catjaz63
53. pangs (said four times in rapid succession) Gfdgsgxgzgdrc
54. peaceful (said twice in a couple of seconds) —Shwoo
55. peppers (not in a toon, but in a website Easter egg of a toon) — Has Matt? (talk)
56. piñata (said twice in one email, the second time as a plural) The Knights Who Say Ni
57. platter (said twice in one email in related context) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
58. podcast (said three times in one toon) 124.183.185.207
59. possessive (once in toon, then again in an Easter egg) —  KieferSkunk (talk) —
60. proboscis (said twice in related context) The Knights Who Say Ni
61. Professor (Once in the toon, and twice in the Easter egg) —Shwoo
62. provost (said twice in rapid succession)  ■■   PURPLE  WRENCH   ■■
63. pumpernickel (once in toon, then again in an Easter egg) The Knights Who Say Ni
64. relish (twice in one toon) Jay (Gobble)
65. removers (said four times in one toon) Catjaz63
66. rye (once in toon, then again in an Easter egg) - Qermaq - (^T/C) 
67. scalawag (once in toon, again in an Easter egg) - Qermaq - (^T/C) 
68. scripture (said twice in about two seconds) 4.158.36.30
69. slant (said three times in similar contexts, one of which was in an Easter egg) Jay (Gobble)
70. slogging (said twice) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
71. smokestack (said once in the main toon and seen once in an Easter egg) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
72. spices (said three times across the cartoon) The Knights Who Say Ni
73. spruce (said twice in one email; once as a verb, once as a noun) kai lyn
74. strafe (said/seen twice in one toon) Jay (Gobble)
75. suggestive (said twice in one toon) Catjaz63
76. syncopations (sung several times near the end of the toon and in an Easter egg) DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘
77. taffy (said twice in one scene, the first time as a plural) Gfdgsgxgzgdrc
78. timeless (said twice in succession) FelixCroc
79. toga (said three times in the toon) The Knights Who Say Ni
80. toggle (said/seen twice in one toon) Jay (Gobble)
81. traipsing (said three times during the email song) The Knights Who Say Ni
82. uncouth (said twice within a couple of seconds) —Shwoo
83. vine (said twice in quick succession) —Shwoo
84. weasel (said twice in quick succession) --DorianGray
85. Whammies (said twice in quick succession) Jnelson09