![]() Yuky (adj.) Itchy also, itching with curiousity.Īnd I couldn’t finish without an Australian slang-word: Drongo (n.) A silly or stupid person. Wine-knight (n.) One who drinks valiantly. Vocabularian (n.) One who pays too much attention to words. Twi-thought (n.) A vague or indistinct thought. Sardonian (n.) One who flatters with deadly intent. Ruffing (n.) The stomping of feet as a form of applause. Mafflard (n.) A stuttering or blundering fool. Grinagog (n.) A person who is constantly grinning. ![]() Gobemouche (n.) One who believes anything, no matter how absurd. Goat-drunk (adj.) Made lascivious by alcohol. (A favourite of mine.)įelicificability (n.) Capacity for happiness. Widdershins (also withershins): counterclockwise, contraryĬan I recommend Ammon Shea’s ‘Reading the OED’ as worthwhile source of delightful, if a little archaic and seldom-used words, e.g.,īemissionary (v.) To annoy with missionaries. Whirligig: whirling toy merry-go-round dizzying course of events Tatterdemalion: raggedly dressed person looking disreputable or decayed Swashbuckler: cocky adventurer story about the same Squelch: to suppress or silence act of silencing sucking sound Rigmarole (also rigamarole): confused talk complicated procedure Pettifogger: quibbler disreputable lawyer Periwinkle: light purplish blue creeping plant aquatic snail List of cool words that start with N Nimrod, Namby-pamby, Nuisance Nautical, Nirvana, Nomenclature Nonplussed, Noodge, Numbskull Nought, Nephron, Nocturnal. Obloquy: condemning or abusive language, or the state of being subject to such Loggerheads (in the expression “at loggerheads”): quarrelsome Lackadaisical: bereft of energy or enthusiasm Weird words are lots of fun to say, and this list of the 100 weirdest words of all time has some of the most unusual, rare, strange and odd words we've ever heard, from 'argle-bargle' to 'xiphoid. Jackanapes: impudent or mischievous person High jinks (also hijinks): boisterous antics Higgledy-piggledy: in a disorganized or confused manner Haberdasher: men’s clothier provider of sundries Gobbledygook: nonsense, indecipherable writing Imbue your musings with mirth by incorporating these terms:Ībstemious: restrained in consumption of food and alcoholĬahoots (in the expression “in cahoots with”): schemingĬallipygian: possessing a shapely derriereĬopacetic (also copasetic, copesetic): satisfactoryĬurmudgeon: ill-tempered (and often old) personįactotum: all-around servant or attendantįestoon: to decorate dangling decorative chains Though their meanings may be obscure, they each present a challenge - I mean an opportunity - for you to paint a vivid word picture. Here are 100 words it’s difficult to employ without smiling. ![]() Other Spanish speakers might use locura instead. It’s used the same way an English speaker would use madness to describe someone who was acting crazy or off. The English language can be maddening to native speakers and learners alike, but is also delightfully rich, especially for those who seek to convey a lighthearted tone in their writing. If you are traveling in Panama, you could hear this Spanish word with an Ñ.
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