101 Funny Words to Say

1. acerbate:
to embitter or exasperate, to make sour or bitter

2. acidulous:
rather sour, sharp or sour in speech, manner, etc.; acid

3. Addis Ababa:
the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft.) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896.

4. axolotl:
any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum (Mexican axolotl), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions
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5. ayahuascas:
A hallucinogenic brew made from the bark and stems of a tropical South American vine of the genus Banisteriopsis, especially B. caapi, mixed with other psychotropic plants, used especially in shamanistic rituals by certain Amazonian Indian peoples.

7. befuddle:
to confuse, muddle, or perplex; to make stupid with drink

8. bespangle:
to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles

9. bifurcate:
To divide into two parts or branches; to separate into two parts or branches; fork.

10. blip
A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also called pip3; A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep

11. bobolink:
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), the male of which has black, white, and yellowish plumage

12. booby:
A person regarded as stupid

13. boondoggle:
An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity; A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts

14. bunghole:
The hole in a cask, keg, or barrel through which liquid is poured in or drained out

15. casuistry:
Specious or excessively subtle reasoning intended to rationalize or mislead

16. chintzy:
Of, relating to, or decorated with chintz; gaudy; trashy: chintzy merchandise; stingy; miserly

17. chukka boot:
an ankle-high boot made of suede or rubber and worn for playing polo

18. crupper:
A leather strap looped under a horse's tail and attached to a harness or saddle to keep it from slipping forward. The rump of a horse; the croup

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19. cuckold:
A man married to an unfaithful wife

20. defunct:
no longer living; dead or extinct; no longer operative or valid

21. dingus:
An article whose name is unknown or forgotten. A person regarded as stupid

22. dither:
A state of indecisive agitation

23. docimasy:
Ancient Greece. the process whereby candidates for office or citi-zenship were judicially reviewed

24. echinococcus:
Any of several parasitic tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which infect mammals and form large, spherical cysts in the liver or lungs, causing serious or fatal disease

25. erysipelas:
An acute disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a species of hemolytic streptococcus and marked by localized inflammation and fever. Also called Saint Anthony's fire

26. exculpate:
To clear of guilt or blame

27. filch:
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch

29. frippery:
Pretentious, showy finery. Pretentious elegance; ostentation. Something trivial or nonessential

30. frou-frou:
a thin Wafer Cookie (sandwich-like) filled with Vanilla Creme

31. fuddy duddy:
a fussy, critical, or old-fashioned person

32. gadzooks:
Used as a mild or ironic oath

33. geebung:
any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Persoonia of Australia having an edible but tasteless fruit

34. gibbostity:
The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness

35. gobbledygook:
Unclear, wordy jargon

36. guayule:
A shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the southwest United States and Mexico whose sap was considered a potential source of natural rubber during World War II

37. harum-scarum:
Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless

38. hob nob:
To associate familiarly

39. hootenanny:
An informal performance by folk singers, typically with participation by the audience. An unidentified or unidentifiable gadget

40. hubbub:
Loud noise; Confusion; tumult.

41. hullabaloo:
Great noise or excitement; uproar

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42. ichthyoid:
A fish or fishlike vertebrate

43. ignominiousness:
Marked by shame or disgrace

44. iproniazid:
A compound used as an antidepressant and formerly used to treat tuberculosis

45. itty-bitty:
very small

46. jabberwocky:
nonsensical speech or writing

47. jackanapes:
A conceited or impudent person. A mischievous child

48. jinglingly:
so as to jingle

49. kakapo:
A ground-dwelling New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage

50. kibitzer:
To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others.

51. libelluloid:
Like or pertaining to the dragon flies

52. lollygag:
to waste time in aimless activity

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53. mazurka:
A Polish dance resembling the polka, frequently adopted as a ballet form

54. mellifluous:
Flowing with sweetness or honey; Smooth and sweet

55. molly coddle:
a man or boy used to being coddled; to pamper

56. namby pamby:
weak, insipid, indecisive

57. nibblingly:
In a nibbling manner; cautiously

58. nidifugous:
Leaving the nest a short time after hatching. Used of a bird.

59. niggle:
To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details. To find fault constantly and trivially

60. obloquy:
Abusively detractive language or utterance. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute

61. perspicacious:
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted

62. phantasmagoria:
A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements

63. piffle:
To talk or act feebly or futilely

65. quagmire:
Land with a soft muddy surface. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament

66. quaggy:
Resembling a marsh; soggy; soft and flabby

67. ragamuffin:
a shabbily clothed dirty child

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68. rubaboo:
a soup or stew made by boiling pemmican with, if available, flour and vegetables

69. rugger bugger:
a male follower of rugby culture

70. scalawag:
A reprobate; a rascal. A white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction

71. shenanigan:
A playful or mischievous act; a prank. Mischief; prankishness

72. spicule:
A small needlelike structure or part, such as one of the silicate or calcium carbonate processes supporting the soft tissue of certain invertebrates, especially sponges

73. spumoni:
An Italian ice cream having layers of different colors or flavors and often containing fruits and nuts

74. sputum:
Matter coughed up and usually ejected from the mouth, including saliva, foreign material, and substances such as mucus or phlegm, from the respiratory tract

75. staphylococcus:
is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope they appear round (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters

76. swash buckler:
a blustering, swaggering fighting man

78. teetotaler:
one who practices total abstinence from alcoholic liquor

79. tintinnabulation:
the ringing sound of bells

80. titter:
to laugh in a half-suppressed way, giggle

81. tom foolery:
foolish behavior; silliness

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82. tutelage:
guardianship; care, protection

83. umiak:
large open Inuit or Eskimo boat made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, usually propelled by paddles

84. umpteen:
relatively large but unspecified in number

85. vamoose:
to leave hurriedly

86. vichyssoise:
thick creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions, usually served cold

87. vicissitudes:
change or variation; the quality of being changeable

89. viviparous:
Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous

90. wampum:
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts, formerly used by certain Native American peoples as currency and jewelry or for ceremonial exchanges between groups

91. whammy:
A supernatural spell for subduing an adversary; a hex; serious or devastating setback

92. wheedle:
To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile

94. whirligig:
Any of various spinning toys. A carousel; a merry-go-round

95. williwaw:
A violent gust of cold wind blowing seaward from a mountainous coast, especially in the Straits of Magellan

96. willy nilly:
Whether I (he, she, they) want to or not.

97. xiphophyllous:
Having sword-shaped leaves

98. yeoman:
An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household

99. yitten:
Northern English dialect: frightened

100: yuppify:
To make (an urban area, for example) attractive to young affluent residents or consumers

101. zedonk:
The hybrid offspring of a male zebra and a female donkey