Maudlin.

[wickedcherub]

Has anyone used the word 'maudlin' in real life? I keep seeing it everywhere and it's a beautiful word that captures a mood perfectly but I have never heard it being said, or in a film, or in the newspaper. Or even in novels. Just in fan fiction. Lots and lots of it.

Maybe it's not an Australian thing? I want to start using it! 'how are you feeling today, Tina?' 'oh, maudlin.'

Comments

[junkshop-disco.livejournal.com]

I say it all the time, but I'm a) British and b) like to use unusual words pretty much for the sake of it.

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's an English thing then? I can't imagine anyone I hang around even knowing the word. Or maybe I'm the ignorant one and have just never been around anyone who has been maudlin.

[junkshop-disco.livejournal.com]

Here I think it's pretty common to hear, 'that's a bit maudlin' - or maybe I just think it is because I used to be a goth, lol.

[yuri-x-chan.livejournal.com]

Maudlin was a favorite with my mom, and usually directed at me. Usually with an eye-roll. "*eye-roll, huff* oh stop being so maudlin."

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

I hear it vaguely frequently, but usually with a negative-ish connotation. Sort of a fancier way of saying emo?

[skittish-derby.livejournal.com]

I... have never in my life heard that word.

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I use it semi-often, because my mom did so I didn't know it wasn't normal. But now that you mention it, I don't know if I've ever heard anyone else use it.

[momlovesnoel.livejournal.com]

I've never used the word or heard of it before!

[sarahlouise.livejournal.com]

I would use it like, to describe a song or something. It is a good word.

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

I love that word too. I've used it a couple of times but it's definitely not part of my everyday speech.

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

I have seen it written a lot (though I don't think I've ever seen it in fanfic, or at least not much), but don't know if I've ever heard it spoken.

[frabjously.livejournal.com]

I feel like it's one of those writerly words you often read but rarely hear people say IRL. Like calling people "fool".

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

I call people fool all the time! Maybe it's a bogan thing lol.

[ninabrujaha.livejournal.com]

The word makes me think of this:

[ninabrujaha.livejournal.com]

Sorry that is huge!