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Updated 1 year ago,January 16, 2024

Bumfuzzle To confuse someone.

Lollygag To dawdle or be overly slow.

Nudiustertian The recent past (literally the day before yesterday).

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Brouhaha An overexcited response.

Batrachomyomachy To make a mountain out of a molehill.

Cattywampus Disorganized, when something is not arranged correctly.

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Flibbertigibbet A flakey, overly talkative person.

Quire The leaves within a manuscript.

Absquatulate To suddenly leave.

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Billingsgate Rough language filled with profanity.

Borborygm A word for the noise your stomach makes when it rumbles.

Gardyloo A warning shouted before water or waste is thrown from above.

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Ratoon A sprout in a crop plant.

Comeuppance A fate or punishment that someone deserves.

Boustrophedon A kind of ancient writing that is written right to left and left to right in alternate lines.

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Bowyang A strap that holds pants up.

Pandiculation The way your torso stretches when you are tired or yawning.

Yarborough A weak hand in contract bridge.

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Donnybrook An uproarious argument.

Anencephalous Absence of all or part of a brain.

Snickersnee A large knife.

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Sialoquent Spraying saliva while speaking.

Xertz To drink or eat quickly or greedily.

Nincompoop A stupid, useless person.

Canoodle To cuddle or get close to.

Godwottery Overelaborate style of speech or gardening.

Gonzo Far out journalism.

Cantankerous Overly argumentative or uncooperative.

Wabbit A computing term related to a jot down of denial of service attack.

Goombah An older, protective friend or associate.

Hobbledehoy A young, clumsy person.

Hocus-pocus Nonsense or sleight of hand.

Mollycoddle To treat someone in a pampered manner.

Mugwump A person who is aloof or truly independent in political matters.

Collop A slice of roasted meat.

Namby-pamby A person lacking energy and courage.

Pettifogger An inferior lawyer with dubious practices.

Rigmarole A long, rambling statement.

Collywobbles Anxiety and stomach queasiness.

Shenanigan A mischevious activity.

Smellfungus A habitual fault-finder.

Snool To bully someone into submission.

Snollygoster A shrewd, unprincipled person.

Zoanthropy A person who believes they have transformed into an animal.

Crapulence A light weight, someone who gets sick while drinking.

Doozy Something outstanding, not normal.

Gubbins The parts of fish that are generally thrown away and not consumed.

Erinaceous Something that looks like a hedgehog.

Pauciloquent Someone who doesnt speak a lot, or is especially brief when they talk.

Fard Excessively made up.

Fatuous Silly and pointless.

Abibliophobia The fear of running out of reading material.

Bibble Software that converts raw images.

Bloviate To talk in a lengthy, inflated manner.

Fuddy-duddy A person who is old-fashioned or fussy.

Impignorate To pawn something.

Gobbledygook Language that is so overly-technical and complicated its unintelligible.

Troglodyte A person who lives in a cave.

Vomitory An entrance or exit in a theater or ampitheater.