Topcho Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 On top of my list is "mojo". When I started blooging, all the time I was reading posts about people who "lost their sticthing mojo" . I was all :confused:. Mojo? Mojo Jojo? Did anyone have a little monkey the called this? Is it necessary to have one to stitch? Should I acquire myself a monkey or a goldfish will do?Anyway, I cleared it out and now use it often. Other word I find amusing for some reason is "nifty". Not sure why. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraM Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I had to cheat and looked up some lists to refresh my memory, but five of my favorite words are: bamboozled, catawampus, shenanigans, pantaloons, and rapscallion. There are not really many occasions to say all those words, so I think their rarity in being used makes them amusing to me."Catawampus" is new to me so I looked it up; imaginary, fierce animal. I agree; it's an amusing word!It made me think of two other words that start with that same syllabic sound that I always thought were funny sounding: "catamaran" (a type of sailing vessel) and "catatonic" (a state of immobility). They both sound so nonsensical to me, although they are serious words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgamer Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I had to cheat and looked up some lists to refresh my memory, but five of my favorite words are: bamboozled, catawampus, shenanigans, pantaloons, and rapscallion. There are not really many occasions to say all those words, so I think their rarity in being used makes them amusing to me.What do these words mean? Sorry, but I am not a native English speaker. So, I don't know about a lot of English words yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyToo Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hmmmm...... You know, for some reason I really don't like the word moisture! It just kind of gives me shivers :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekernel Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 ScissoringQuixoticLoquaciousCouscousHullabalooBrouhahaSequesterI can probably think of lots more, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Is Couscous really an English Word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0gy0 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Here are some of mine:BodaciousFlabbergastedUbiquitousPompousPus - i really hate thisGooeyRaucousBraggadocio - meaning boastful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekernel Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Is Couscous really an English Word?Well, I suppose it isn't really, it's one of those words that English has adopted unchanged from other languages, like "mosquito" or "schnitzel". Which are also pretty funny words themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderr Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Just looked it up: polyglot. Sounds like something you might find in the bathtub drain but it is, as I suspected, someone who speaks and writes many languages. But you probably knew that. :wacky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetFresh Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I crack myself up every time I say the word Doodle. I am a native English speaker if you are wondering. There's just something about it that makes it so unique. The word just rolls off your tongue whenever you say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple1989 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Douche bag! It means "someone who has surpassed the levels of jerk and as****, however not yet reached ****er or mother****er" according to urbandictionary.com. It cracks me everytime I hear it in movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limon Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Spelunking. Actually a pretty badass concept, to explore a cave. But man it sounds like something that happens while you're unwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamDavis14 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Fandabydosy sounds funny to me. It isn't a proper word but most people use it. I just think it is the fandaby part that makes me smile. Also cockpit is funny. Why would you name the front part of a plane that? It just seems ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralArchitect Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Bamboozle always sounded pretty weird to me. What does a plant really have to do with being confused!! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekernel Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 More funny words!AmalgamEcumenical OligarchyAortaSmegma (I would advise against looking up the meaning of this one :sick:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limon Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 More funny words!AmalgamEcumenical OligarchyAortaSmegma (I would advise against looking up the meaning of this one :sick:)This post reminded of the Father Ted episode in which 'ecumenical' is part of an ongoing punchline. Must re-watch that soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudora13 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Is Couscous really an English Word?You totally picked the word that I hate uttering, lol. Whichever language 'couscous' was taken from, it was a very bad idea. It sounds ridiculous! I also feel funny saying hippopotamus, baboon, banana, cha cha, pajamas, boogie... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leahcim132 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I really like how the word "hippo" sounds like. It is simple, but I love that word! I don't know why but it sounds really funny to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limon Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I really like how the word "hippo" sounds like. It is simple, but I love that word! I don't know why but it sounds really funny to me Hippo and Hippopotamus are both awesome. And fun to write, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraM Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I also feel funny saying hippopotamus, baboon, banana, cha cha, pajamas, boogie... :/This a truly a case of the sum being greater than the parts; that whole string of words is extremely amusing. I also find some one-syllable words that can be pretty funny.There is "spats" for instance, which are footwear accessories. I always thought that one sounded very silly. "Quiz" is a fun one even though taking a quiz might not be so much fun!"Squash" -- a type of vegetable but also a verb meaning to crush or to squeeze -- is another one that seems very goofy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfonso Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Mine would be Lollygag, which means to be extremely slow at something, lazy or slacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearZ Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Comeuppance has always sounded really odd to me.One that doesn't so much sound funny to the ear but still is an oddball is Allegator. Its a legal term meaning in someone who alleges something. Not to be confused with an Alligator, which is large, toothy reptile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashishkashyap25 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiaIn case you guys are wondering what this is, it's a name of a phobia - the fear of long words. How the hell one who is suffering from this phobia is going to tell the counselor what that he is suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?Haha, I am still learning to pronounce that lol. Okay now gimme the meaning of "Hoosegow", I bet you will laugh your ass of googling the meaning as its horrible man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccanono Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 "Pennies" is a funny (if not the funniest) English word for me.You know why. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodiann12 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiaIn case you guys are wondering what this is, it's a name of a phobia - the fear of long words. How the hell one who is suffering from this phobia is going to tell the counselor what that he is suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?LOL! It's insane that a word is that long. :grin: I don't know how to pronounce it. A very strange English word is Gobbledygook, which means nonsense. Another word which I also found weird is filibuster, which means to refuse to give up the floor in a debate to prevent a vote. The word doesn't sound like what it should mean. When I first heard it when I was younger, I thought it had something to do with blisters. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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