Funny Words
Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:33 pm
Have you heard any funny words recently?
A particuarly good one my housemate told me the other day is hobbledehoy. it means "an awkward, gawky young fellow"
A particuarly good one my housemate told me the other day is hobbledehoy. it means "an awkward, gawky young fellow"
Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:43 pm
Hubbub is always a good one; means 'chaos caused by a crowd of people'.
Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:52 pm
DEBAUCHERY! 
...debauchery!!!
*end Spongebob moment*
...debauchery!!!
*end Spongebob moment*
Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:06 pm
I have always found the phrase/words shish kebob particularly entertaining. Shish kebob is a dish consisting of meat and vegetables grilled on skewers.
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:13 pm
It's kebAb! An A I tell you! An A!!!
*ahem*
I love the word cack. It means poo. I also love the word poo.
*ahem*
I love the word cack. It means poo. I also love the word poo.
Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:21 pm
Twinkle wrote:It's kebAb! An A I tell you! An A!!!
Actually, there are three different ways of spelling it:
1. kebob
2. kebab
3. kabob
All three are correct and mean exactly the same thing. It's just personal preference.
When you're talking about a shish kebab, there is only one correct spelling, which is what I just wrote, so I chose the wrong one. If you're talking about just a kebob though, you can use any of the spellings.
Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:19 am
I think the funniest word, in my opinion, is "defenestrate."
Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:23 am
There are lots of strange words. Most are weird in spelling (I mean, seriously. I get mad at words quite often, because I've spelt them correctly but they don't look right.)
Pronunciation, though? Again, quite a few. The one I get mad at most often is settler.
Pronunciation, though? Again, quite a few. The one I get mad at most often is settler.
Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:56 am
The word Prefect. It's almost like perfect, but it isnt!
Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:03 am
I'm sticking with poodle. Yep, poodles are awesome. IMO shish kabob looks the best compaired to the other spellings.
Poodle shish kabob!
Poodle shish kabob!
Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:43 am
Quark. Quark quark quark.
Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:02 pm
The kumquat is by far the funniest fruit ever.
Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:59 am
WIS wrote:The word Prefect. It's almost like perfect, but it isnt!
For a time, I actually didn't realize that it wasn't "perfect."
Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:39 pm
From.
It's not funny when you type it, but when you write it repeatedly at 1:30AM because you're bored, it's pretty funny.
It's not funny when you type it, but when you write it repeatedly at 1:30AM because you're bored, it's pretty funny.
Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:33 am
The word "peculiar" has always sounded delightfully funny to me ^^;