125+ Funny English Words That Sound Totally Ridiculous

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Some words in the English language are just plain funny to say. So, if you want a list of hilarious words to give yourself a chuckle or you’re looking to add a dose of hilarity to your vocabulary, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of hilarious words to say that will make you and your friends laugh out loud. Read on to find some of the silliest, most hilarious words in the English language, from the time of Shakespeare to up-to-the-minute slang.

Section 1 of 7:

Top Hilarious Words to Say

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    Barnacle A person or thing that clings tenaciously.
    • Pronuciation: BAHR-nuh-kuhl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He’s a barnacle who won’t ever leave us alone.”
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    Blubber A thick layer of fat.
    • Pronuciation: BLUHB-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “There’s an awful lot of talk about whale blubber in Moby Dick .
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    Bumbershoot Another word for an umbrella.
    • Pronuciation: BUM-bur-shoot
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “It’s supposed to rain today, so don’t forget your bumbershoot.”
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    Bumfuzzle To be confused or perplexed.
    • Pronuciation: BUM-fuz-el
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “That riddle has me bumfuzzled.”
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    Cattywampus Another way to say catty-corner or diagonally.
    • Pronuciation: kat-ee-WOHM-pus
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Your tie is all cattywampus. Let me fix it for you.”
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    Diphthong The sounds of 2 vowels joined together.
    • Pronuciation: DIF-thawng
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “The ‘ou’ in ‘hound’ is a diphthong because you slide the sound of one vowel into the other as you say it”
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    Dollop A lump, blob, or small quantity of something.
    • Pronuciation: DOL-uhp
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I’d like a dollop of whipped cream on top of my hot chocolate.”
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    Flabbergasted Shocked completely speechless.
    • Pronuciation: FLAB-er-GAST-ed
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “The end of that movie left me completely flabbergasted.”
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    Flummoxed Utterly confused, bewildered, or puzzled.
    • Pronuciation: FLUHM-uhkst
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “This math problem has me flummoxed.”
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    Fuddy-duddy A person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, or conservative.
    • Pronuciation: FUHD-ee-duhd-ee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He’s being such a fuddy-duddy about his daughter’s prom dress.”
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    Fussbudget Someone who is overly concerned with details.
    • Pronuciation: FUHS-buhj-it
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He’s always been a fussbudget when it comes to his hair.”
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    Gobbledygook Something that’s meaningless or made into gibberish by overly technical terms.
    • Pronuciation: GOB-uhl-dee-gook
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Stop spouting gobbledygook. I can’t understand a word you’re saying.”
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    Gobsmacked To be shocked or flabbergasted.
    • Pronuciation: GOB-smakt
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “I was completely gobsmacked when they told me what happened.”
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    Hobbledehoy An awkward, ungainly young person.
    • Pronuciation: HOB-uhl-dee-hoi
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I know she thinks I’m just a hobbledehoy after I knocked over that vase full of flowers.”
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    Hodgepodge A mixture or jumble of things.
    • Pronuciation: HOJ-poj
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “My grandma made this blanket out of a hodgepodge of fabric scraps from worn-out shirts.”
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    Hullabaloo A commotion or mixture of loud noises that lasts a long time.
    • Pronuciation: HUH-luh-buh–loo
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “What’s all the hullabaloo? It’s so loud, I can’t hear myself think.”
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    Ragamuffin A ragged, disreputable person or a child in dirty, ill-fitting clothing.
    • Pronuciation: RAG-uh-muhf-in
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Those frayed pants make you look like a ragamuffin.”
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    Ramshackle Loosely held together or rickety.
    • Pronuciation: RAM-shak-uhl
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “I’m not going to live in that ramshackle apartment building.”
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    Snollygoster An intelligent but unprincipled person who is often a politician.
    • Pronuciation: SNOL-ee-gos-ter
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “She’s a snollygoster, but I think she’ll be our next state senator.”
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    Whippersnapper A young, overly confident person.
    • Pronuciation: WIP-er-SNAP-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That young whippersnapper thinks he knows everything.”
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Section 2 of 7:

Short Hilarious Words to Say

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    Brouhaha An overreaction to an event that’s exciting or confusing.
    • Pronuciation: BROO-hah-hah
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Did you hear about the brouhaha after the football game last night?”
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    Canoodle Kissing and cuddling or interacting flirtatiously.
    • Pronuciation: kuh-NOOD-l
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “The whole town saw you canoodling on the porch last night.”
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    Cleek A large hook used to hang clothing or pots from the wall.
    • Pronuciation: KLEEK
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “When you’re done washing that pot, hang it on the cleek over there.”
  4. 4
    Collop A slice of meat.
    • Pronuciation: KOL-uhp
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I ate a collop of ham last night for dinner.”
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    Dingus A foolish, stupid, or inept person.
    • Pronuciation: DING-guhs
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Don’t be such a dingus. Of course, I’m graduating this year.”
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    Doozy Something that is extraordinary or outstanding.
    • Pronuciation: DOO-zee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That lightning strike was a doozy. It sounded like it hit my chimney!”
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    Futz To pass the time in an idle fashion.
    • Pronuciation: fuhts
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “All I did today was futz around.”
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    Noob Short for “newbie” meaning someone who is new.
    • Pronuciation: NOOB
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I’m such a noob, I don’t even know where the bathroom is.”
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    Piffle Nonsense, or trivial, senseless conversation.
    • Pronuciation: PIF-uhl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I can’t stand any piffle today. I’d rather go home and talk to myself.”
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    Plonk Cheap or low-quality wine
    • Pronuciation: PLONK
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “We drank two bottles of plonk before you got here.”
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    Puggle A dog that’s a mix of a beagle and a pug.
    • Pronuciation: PUHG-l
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That is the cutest puppy I’ve ever seen! Is it a puggle?”
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    Ratoon A sprout or shoot coming off the end of a plant’s root.
    • Pronuciation: ra-TOON
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “If you look closely, you can see the ratoon on my sugarcane plant.”
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    Skirl To shriek or play the bagpipes.
    • Pronuciation: skurl
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “Stop skirling! I can’t sleep with all that racket!”
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    Smaze A mix of haze and smoke.
    • Pronuciation: smeyz
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “The fires have caused really thick smaze today.”
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    Swacked Drunk.
    • Pronuciation: SWAKED
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “After all of that booze, I’m completely swacked.”
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    Titter To giggle or laugh.
    • Pronuciation: TIT-r
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “Are you going to titter after everything I say?”
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    Whiffler A person who frequently changes their opinions or interests.
    • Pronuciation: HWIF-ler
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Don’t be such a whiffler! Pick one hobby and stick with it.”
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    Yitten Scared or frightened.
    • Pronuciation: YIT-uhn
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “After seeing a ghost in his living room, he’s yitten all the time.”
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Section 3 of 7:

Dirty Hilarious Words to Say

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    Bawd A woman who maintains a brothel.
    • Pronuciation: bawd
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Elizabeth Cresswell was a successful bawd in London in the 1600s.”
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    Bedswerver Someone who cheats on their partner.
    • Pronuciation: BED-swurv-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “If she gets home early, she’s going to find out her husband is a bedswerver.”
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    Bescumber To spray excrement on something.
    • Pronuciation: bee-SKUHM-berd
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “When the pipe broke, it bescumbered the entire bathroom.”
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    Bunghole A hole for emptying a cask or slang for anus.
    • Pronuciation: BUHNG-hohl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Let me know when the wine stops flowing out of the cask’s bunghole.”
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    Cuckold A man with an unfaithful wife.
    • Pronuciation: KUHK-uhld
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Queen Guenivere made a cuckold of King Arthur when she had an affair with Lancelot.”
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    Dollymop A woman who dabbles in sex work or exchanges sex acts for pay.
    • Pronuciation: DOL-ee-mop
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “People used to refer to an occasional sex worker as a dollymop, but we don’t use that word anymore.”
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    Doxy An immoral, sexually promiscuous woman or sex worker.
    • Pronuciation: DOK-see
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “In Oliver Twist , Nancy is often described as Bill Sikes’s doxy because she lives with him but they aren’t married.”
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    Fleshmonger A butcher, slave dealer, or someone who controls sex workers.
    • Pronuciation: FLESH-mong-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That movie was all about fleshmongers and sex workers.”
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    Gal-sneaker A man who tries to seduce every woman he sees.
    • Pronuciation: GAL-sneek-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “In the Victorian Era, they called pickup artists gal-sneakers.”
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    Gingambobs Testicles.
    • Pronuciation: GING-uhm-bobz
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Don’t kick a man in his ginghambobs.”
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    Hedge-born Of base birth or illegitimate, like bastard.
    • Pronuciation: HEJ-bawrn
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You have the look of a hedge-born toad!”
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    Poxy Being currently or previously infected with syphilis.
    • Pronuciation: POK-see
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Take that poxy blackguard out of here!”
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    Ronyon An old, mangy, scabby person.
    • Pronuciation: RUHN-yuhn
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You don’t want to date him. He’s a ronyon.”
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    Sard To have sex.
    • Pronuciation: sahrd
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “It’s dishonorable to sard another man’s wife.”
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    Skamelar A parasite or a dirty freeloader.
    • Pronuciation: SKA-mel-ahr
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You get out of my house right now, skamelar!”
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    Thingumbob Another word for a testicle or an insulting name to call someone when you can’t remember their real name.
    • Pronuciation: THIN-gum-bob
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You remember Thingumbob, the guy who tried to kick my dog every morning on his way to work.”
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Section 4 of 7:

Rare Hilarious Words to Say

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    Abecedarian Someone who is learning the alphabet.
    • Pronuciation: AY-bee-see-DAHR-ee-uhn
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Today, my kindergarten class became abecedarians.”
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    Biblioklept A person who steals books.
    • Pronuciation: BIB-lee-oh-klept
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You can’t take her to the library with you. She’s a biblioklept.”
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    Billingsgate Coarse or vulgar and abusive language.
    • Pronuciation: BIL-ingz-geyt
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I will not put up with any more of this billingsgate from you.”
  4. 4
    Collywobbles Intestinal cramps or a stomach ache.
    • Pronuciation: KOL-ee-wob-uhlz
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I shouldn’t eat too much cheese. It gives me collywobbles.”
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    Conjubilant Shouting together with joy.
    • Pronuciation: kon-JOOB-il-ant
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “The crowd was conjubilant when the point guard sunk that 3-pointer.”
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    Flibbertigibbet A gossip or flighty person.
    • Pronuciation: FLIB-er-tee-jib-it
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “If you don’t get more serious at work, people will think you’re just a flibbertigibbet.”
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    Frippery Frills or finery in clothing that makes it showy or gaudy.
    • Pronuciation: FRIP-uh-ree
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: You don’t need all that frippery. You’re lovely without it.”
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    Jackanapes An impertinent young person, usually a young man.
    • Pronuciation: JAK-uh-neyps
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Get back here, jackanapes! I’m not done talking to you.”
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    Mollycoddle A man or boy who is used to being coddled or spoiled.
    • Pronuciation: MOL-ee-kod-l
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He’s such a mollycoddle he hasn’t ever heard the word ‘no.’”
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    Mugwump A person who remains politically neutral or independent.
    • Pronuciation: MUHG-wuhmp
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “It’s hard to stay a mugwump in an election like this.”
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    Namby-pamby Sentimental, pretentious, or lacking in character and decisiveness.
    • Pronuciation: NAM-bee-PAM-bee
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Stop reading that namby-pamby poetry. It’s just pretty words with no meaning.”
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    Octothorpe The hashtag # symbol.
    • Pronuciation: OK-tuh-thawrp
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You use a lot of octothorpes on your Insta posts.”
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    Salopettes High-waisted ski pants with shoulder straps.
    • Pronuciation: sal-uh-PETS
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Don’t forget to pack your salopettes for the ski trip.”
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    Slumgullion A weak beverage or refuse from processing whale carcasses. Used to say something is gross.
    • Pronuciation: sluhm-GUHL-yuhn
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “This slumgullion is inedible. Please take it away.”
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    Snickersnee A sharp knife that’s used as a weapon.
    • Pronuciation: SNIK-er-snee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Leave me alone, or I’ll jab you with my snickersnee!
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    Taradiddle A small lie or fib.
    • Pronuciation: tar-uh-DID-l
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “It was only a little taradiddle. I didn’t mean to mislead you.”
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    Widdershins A counter-clockwise direction.
    • Pronuciation: WID-er-shins
    • Part of Speech: adverb
    • Example: “Carry the candle widdershins around the room.”
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Section 5 of 7:

Random Hilarious Slang Words to Say

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    Adorbs Short for adorable.
    • Pronuciation: uh-DORBS
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “That skirt is adorbs on you.”
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    Bazoo A person’s mouth.
    • Pronuciation: bah-ZOO
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Every last piece of that cake when right into her bazoo.”
  3. 3
    Cockamamie Ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical.
    • Pronuciation: KOK-uh-mey-mee
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “That boy is full of cockamamie schemes and wild ideas about his future.”
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    Doohickey A word to call something when you can’t remember its name.
    • Pronuciation: DOO-hik-ee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Hand me that doohickey, would you?”
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    Folderol Unnecessary words or actions.
    • Pronuciation: FAHL-duh-rahl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Say something important instead of all this folderol.”
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    Foppish Having excessively refined tastes and manners.
    • Pronuciation: FOP-ish
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “That cravat makes you look a little foppish.”
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    Furphy A false rumor or story.
    • Pronuciation: FUR-fee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I can’t believe you spread that furphy about me.”
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    Gonzo Bizarre or unconventional.
    • Pronuciation: GAHN-zoh
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “She’s a gonzo filmmaker who doesn’t always connect with the audience.”
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    Hoodwink To deceive or trick someone.
    • Pronuciation: HOOD-wingk
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “Don’t think you can hoodwink me into believing everything you say.”
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    Hoosegow A jail or prison.
    • Pronuciation: HOOS-gow
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You steal that ring, and they’re going to send you to the hoosegow.”
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    Kerfuffle A dispute or disturbance caused by conflicting views.
    • Pronuciation: ker-FUHF-uhl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “The mayoral election caused a big kerfuffle last year.”
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    Kibosh
    • Pronuciation: KEYE-bosh
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “I put the kibosh on that before they even got started.”
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    Lickety-split Rapidly or at great speed.
    • Pronuciation: LIK-i-tee-SPLIT
    • Part of Speech: adverb
    • Example: “You better get your coat on lickety-split. We were supposed to leave 5 minutes ago.”
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    Nitwittery Stupidity.
    • Pronuciation: nit-WIT-er-ee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “This is a bunch of nitwittery, and I won’t be a part of it.”
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    Schmooze To chatter or talk idly to impress someone.
    • Pronuciation: SHMOOZ
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “He schmoozed me through the entire party. It was so annoying.”
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    Sozzled Drunk
    • Pronuciation: SOH-zuld
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “If I have one more drink, I’ll be completely sozzled.”
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    Whirligig Something that whirls or revolves. It’s also used to describe a giddy or flighty person.
    • Pronuciation: HWUR-li-gig
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: That girl is a whirligig. I get tired just thinking about her.”
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    Wishy-washy Lacking in decisiveness or unable to make a decision.
    • Pronuciation: WISH-ee-wosh-ee
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Stop being so wishy-washy about what you want for dinner.”
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Section 6 of 7:

Hilarious Old-Fashioned Words to Say

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    Ackamarackus A load of nonsense.
    • Pronuciation: AK-uh-MAR-uh-RAK-us
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That’s ackamararackus! You shouldn’t believe a word that girl says.”
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    Arfarfan'arf A slurred version of half-half-and-half, which refers to half-pints of ale and means “drunk.”
    • Pronuciation: ARF-ARF-uhn-ARF
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “He’s been drinking since 5 o’clock, so he’s thoroughly arfarfan’arf by now.”
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    Balderdash Something untrue or preposterous.
    • Pronuciation: BAWL-der-dash
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Every single word you’ve said today is balderdash!”
  4. 4
    Batty-fang To thrash or beat someone thoroughly.
    • Pronuciation: BAT-ee-FANG
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “We batty-fanged him after he called my mother a toad.”
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    Boondoggle A project that’s extravagant or useless.
    • Pronuciation: BOON-dog-guhl
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “This whole event is such a boondoggle. I don’t know how we’ll afford it.”
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    Chuckaboo A close friend.
    • Pronuciation: CHUHK-a-BOO
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I grew up with him, so he’s my best chuckaboo.”
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    Collie shangle An argument or quarrel with someone.
    • Pronuciation: CAHL-lee-SHAN-gul
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “They got into a collie shangle over who got there first.”
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    Firkytoodling Kissing, cuddling, or making out.
    • Pronuciation: FUR-kee-TOOD-ling
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “They’ve been firkytoodling in the corner all night.”
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    Foozler A person who is clumsy or makes a mess.
    • Pronuciation: FOO-zler
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He’s such a foozler, I have to clean this place up every day.”
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    Gigglemug A face that’s always smiling.
    • Pronuciation: GIG-uhl-MUG
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Sweetheart, you have such a gigglemug. You’re a ray of sunshine.”
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    Kruger-spoof Another word for lying.
    • Pronuciation: KRU-gehr-SPOOF
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “He got caught coming in late, but he kruger-spoofed his way back into her good graces.”
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    Lollygag To waste time or dawdle.
    • Pronuciation: LOLL-ee-GAG
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “All you do is lollygag around all day.”
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    Muffin-walloper An unmarried woman who spends her time gossiping.
    • Pronuciation: MUHF-in-WOL-uhp-er
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Betsy is destined to be a muffin-walloper if she doesn’t spend more time meeting new people.”
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    Nanty-narking Almost having too much fun.
    • Pronuciation: NAN-tee-NARK-ing
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “Whenever we get together, it’s nanty-narking all day and night.”
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    Scuttlebutt News or gossip.
    • Pronuciation: SKUT-el-BUT
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I saw her outside, so I caught up on all the scuttlebutt from this week.”
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    Skilamalink A dishonest or underhanded person.
    • Pronuciation: SKIL-a-mah-LINK
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Don’t let him into your house. He’s a sticky-fingered skilamalink.”
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    Tickety-boo When something is in good condition.
    • Pronuciation: TIK-et-ee-BOO
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “My bedroom was a mess, but now it’s tickety-boo.”
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    Whooperup Someone who can’t sing but insists on doing it loudly.
    • Pronuciation: WOOP-er-UHP
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “There’s a crowd of whooperups outside murdering “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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Section 7 of 7:

Hilarious Words to Say from Shakespeare

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    Bacchanal To dance in honor of Bacchus, the Greek God of Wine.
    • Pronuciation: bah-kuh-NAHL
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “Shall we dance now the Egyptian Bacchanals, And celebrate our drink?” – Antony and Cleopatra
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    Bawcock A fine fellow or good chap.
    • Pronuciation: BAW-kok
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “I’fecks, Why, that’s my bawcock.” – The Winter’s Tale
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    Cozen To deceive or use artful coaxing to convince someone to do something. [1]
    • Pronuciation: KOH-zen
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “I will be hang’d, if some eternal villain, Some busy and insinuating rogue, Some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, Have not devised this slander; I’ll be hang’d else.” – Othello
  4. 4
    Foison Abundance, plenty, or a profusion of something. [2]
    • Pronuciation: FOI-zuhn
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “All things in common nature should produce Without sweat or endeavour: treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine, Would I not have; but nature should bring forth, Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.”
  5. 5
    Fustilarian A ponderous or clumsy person.
    • Pronuciation: FUHST-il-AHR-ee-en
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe!” – Henry IV, Part 2
  6. 6
    Gallimaufry A mixture with a little bit of everything.
    • Pronuciation: gal-uh-MAW-free
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “He wooes both high and low, both rich and poor, Both young and old, one with another, Ford; He loves the gallimaufry: Ford, perpend..” – The Merry Wives of Windsor
  7. 7
    Garboil A commotion, disturbance, or trouble.
    • Pronuciation: GAHR-boil
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “She’s dead, my queen. Look here, at thy sovereign leisure read The garboils she awaked. At last, best, See when and where she died.” Antony and Cleopatra
  8. 8
    Kicky-wicky An affectionate term for a girlfriend or wife.
    • Pronuciation: KIK-ee-WIK-ee
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home.” – All’s Well That Ends Well
  9. 9
    Knotty-pated Someone who is dull-witted or block-headed.
    • Pronuciation: NOT-ee-PAYT-ed
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Thou clay-brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch!” – Henry IV, Part I
  10. 10
    Lily-liver’d Someone who is weak and lacking courage. A coward.
    • Pronuciation: LIL-ee-LIV-erd
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver’d boy.” – Macbeth
  11. 11
    Miching A kind of sneaking, lurking, or sulking.
    • Pronuciation: MICH-ing
    • Part of Speech: adverb
    • Example: “Marry, this is miching mallecho. That means mischief.” – Hamlet
  12. 12
    Mobbled To appear with your face veiled or covered up. [3]
    • Pronuciation: MAH-bold
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “‘But who, O who had seen the mobbled queen.” – Hamlet
  13. 13
    Noddle The back of the head.
    • Pronuciation: NOD-l
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Doubt not her care should be To comb your noddle with a three-legged stool.” – The Taming of the Shrew
  14. 14
    Pell-mell A chaotic mess, confused, disorderly.
    • Pronuciation: PEL-MEL
    • Part of Speech: adverb, adjective, or noun
    • Example: “Advance your standards, and upon them, lords; Pell-mell, down with them!” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
  15. 15
    Sluggardized To turn someone into an idler or lazy person. [4]
    • Pronuciation: SLUHG-ard-eyes
    • Part of Speech: verb
    • Example: “I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully sluggardized at home.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  16. 16
    Sneap A snub, reproof, or rebuke.
    • Pronuciation: SNEEP
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.” – Henry IV, Part II
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    Starveling Someone or something that is starving.
    • Pronuciation: STAHRV-ling
    • Part of Speech: noun
    • Example: “Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat’s-tongue, bull’s-pizzle, you stock-fish!” – Henry IV, Part I
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    Urchin-snouted Having a nose like a goblin or a hedgehog.
    • Pronuciation: UR-chin-SNOUT-ed
    • Part of Speech: adjective
    • Example: “But this foul, grim, and urchin-snouted boar.” Venus and Adonis
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cozen
      2. ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/foison
      3. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobled
      4. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sluggardly

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