Calling All Logophiles – Here are 100 Funny Words You Probably Don’t Know
Is this a perissology primer?
Every once in a while we stumble on a website (or web page) that we want to share with you. And fortunately, our “Site Picks” allow us to do that. So today, we are going to share with you a site that has a lot of funny words you probably never saw before. And even if you have an immense vocabulary, there are words here I can say with certainty you’ve never heard of.
Will this page ad to your usable vocabulary? Probably not – although it would be fun to throw some of these at your favorite sesquipedalian. d
Today’s site pick comes to us via Reader’s Digest. I remember my parents subscribed to Reader’s Digest and I use to read the “Word Power” section when I was in high school. I learned a lot of words from those pages. And this is not taradiddle, we tells ya.
Reader’s Digest introduces “100 Funny Words You Probably Don’t Know” this way…
Words are weird
Are you one of those people who still giggle when someone says “duty”? Wait until you read these far less common funny words that are completely real. Sometimes the new words added to the dictionary can be funny, but these 100 words are agelessly silly! Of course, the way people put words together can be pretty funny, too—just take the funniest quotes of all time. And brush up on your grammar knowledge with these acronym examples and funny malapropisms.
Here are some of the words from today’s Cloudeight site pick!
Taradiddle
Many weird words seem fake at first. Do you know what this one means? Here’s a hint: This word sounds like taradiddle! That’s because it means bogus, nonsense, or a lie…Macaronic
Looking to find this word on an Italian dinner menu topped with cheese? You won’t. Think you can guess what it means? It actually refers to when someone mixes two different languages together.Fubsy
Nope, it’s not a creepy Furby knockoff! “Fubsy” means squat or portly.Cabotage
Let’s make one thing clear: Cabotage does not mean to sabotage a taxi driver. So what’s the real definition?It means the transport of goods and passengers between two places in the same country, or the right to do so. Originally, it only referred to coastal travel between ports, but the definition has expanded to include travel by air, railway, and by road.
Firkin
Nope, “firkin” is not a dirty word, nor is it a catlike creature that can swallow things ten times its size, like Marvel Comics’ “flerken.” It’s a British word that refers to a small tub or vessel…Popple
This word, which means “choppy seas,” seems onomatopoetic. We can imagine waves breaking on the shore, making the noise “popple popple popple.”Bumfuzzle
This funny word means to confuse, perplex, or fluster, according to Merriam Webster. We sure would be flustered if someone used this word in conversation with us.Octothorpe
Depending on your age and use of technology, you might call this symbol a pound sign or a hashtag—but its “official” name is an octothorpe!Perissology
“Perissology” means being overly wordy—something you may be guilty of if you use a lot of these funny words!Slumgullion
A slumgullion is a cheap meat stew. It’s one of the English language’s weird words for food that don’t sound appetizing at all.
There are a lot more where those came from. So whether you’re hankering to learn some new words or just looking to be amused, you’ll find our site pick is more than just a bunch of taradiddle!
So, fire up your browser and visit Reader’s Digest’s “100 Funny Words Your Probably Don’t Know”
A Bonus for you!
Are you a grammar nut? You’ll love this Reader’s Digest page!
You’ll find such gems as these…
