"Bébé'', You Need This: A Guide to Moira Rose’s unique vocabulary in Schitt's Creek

Catherine O'Hara's portrayal of Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek was perfect in every sense but fans especially love her vocabulary on the sitcom.

The extravagant and sometimes archaic words, spoken with an ambiguous accent, make her character unique, who is a daytime soap opera star in the sitcom. In addition to the extra vocabulary, the confidence and flair with which Moira delivers them is unique in itself. While people may not understand what she is saying, God forbid that Moira uses plain vocabulary.

The eloquent queen won many hearts in Schitt's Creek and also gave us some memorable words (bébé being one of them). Moira's dramatic pauses, wigs, and a unique wardrobe all became quintessential to the character and is loved by many.

O'Hara has even won a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the sitcom.

Here are some extravagant words used by Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek.

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Moira Rose's unique vocabulary in Schitt's Creek

Here are some infamous words used by Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek:

• frippet: a frivolous or flamboyant young woman
• Pettifogging: placing undue emphasis on petty details
• Balatron: a bufoon
• Habilimented: dressed in fine attire
• Testudine: reptiles
• Chockablock: crammed
• peregrination: a long and tiring journey
• Chrysalis: a protective covering
• Juvenescence: state of being youthful

While the list can go on, these are some of the most unique words used by Moira over the seasons on the sitcom. The archaic and often dramatic words she uses in her diction highlight her extravagant personality.

While the words are unique in themselves, O'Hara pairs them up with an ambiguous accent, which makes the sentence even more confusing for the listener. But now you know what those difficult words mean.

Here are some Moira Rose quotes, using these infamous words:

"Alexis, now is not the time for pettifogging"

"We all imagine being carried from the ashes by the Goddess Artemis and here I get a balatron from Barnum and Bailey."

“Stevie, underneath the brambly tartan blouson, is a chrysalis, just bursting with potential.”

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Catherine O’Hara on Moira Rose's vocabulary in Schitt's Creek

While fans went gaga over Catherine O'Hara's portrayal of Moira Rose and her extravagant vocabulary in Schitt's Creek, it was a creative process for the actress to develop her character's lexicon.

As O'Hara discussed in an interview with The AV Club, she picked on Moira's particular habit while observing people:

''The vocabulary thing. I’ve met people where it’s obvious they’ve learned a new word that day. And they try to put it into conversation—and I admire that. I think that’s great.''

She further added that Eugene and Dan Levy gave her full creative freedom to come up with fanciful words Moira would use in conversation. She further discussed how some of the words used in Schitt's Creek are even her own additions:

''They [Eugene and Dan Levy] wrote the best expressions, though, like “disgruntled pelican” and “vigor of a wartime radio operator...Such purposefully creative ways of expressing herself, Moira had. But if they ever wrote a sentence that just seemed like a normal person would say it, then I would go to my books and find some great words.''

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