Words that make you smile...

[K'Ehleyr]

Further to my amusement at the word dandelion ~ today in the crossword I found another word that I giggled at;
Clue: Ginglymus in the middle of the human arm. ~ Laughed liked Homer.
And I'm not going to tell you the answer ~ No googling allowed!

Also, just whilst typing this, just overheard a chap on Antiques Roadshow' (Brit tv!) on hearing the value of his item "Well my gast has totally been flabbered".

I made my brother laugh with using the expression "I tittered"

I love the English language, what words amuse you?

 

[Judy Waxhorn]

Flummox. Sounds like a chemical compound used to treat skin disorders.

 

[Kestra]

falafel

 

[ancientone51]

hodgepodge

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

TROUT

 

[RoJoHen]

"Twat" is easily my favorite word in the English language.

 

[Judy Waxhorn]

So we flummoxed that twat with a hodgepodge consisting of felafel and trout...

 

[RoJoHen]

You did what to that twat?!

What does that even mean?

 

[Judy Waxhorn]

flum·mox

   [fluhm-uh

ks] Show IPA
verb (used with object) Informal . to bewilder; confound; confuse.
See also RoJoHen, post above this one.

 

[RoJoHen]

Yes, I know what it means, but in the context of that sentence it makes absolutely no sense!

 

[scotpens]

Words that sound like Yiddish but aren’t. For example, farfetched, spatula, pumice and Zomig.

Hippocampus. Makes me think of a hippopotamus going to classes.

Uranus. Because I have the sense of humor of a five-year-old.

 

[RoJoHen]

Words that sound like Yiddish but aren’t. For example, farfetched, spatula, pumice and Zomig.

I clearly have no idea what Yiddish sounds like.

 

[Amaris]

Words that sound like Yiddish but aren’t. For example, farfetched, spatula, pumice and Zomig.

I clearly have no idea what Yiddish sounds like.

Hebrew.
For example, the word "shlemiel", a Yiddish word for "idiot" (I may be slightly off with the definitions) or "schlep" which means to "carry or haul".
An example sentence: "I'm not schlepping those heavy boxes over to your cousin Morrey's house to look like a shlemiel when it turns out he's not home."

 

[RoJoHen]

I must be pronouncing "farfetched" wrong.

 

[scotpens]

I clearly have no idea what Yiddish sounds like.

Hebrew.

For example, the word “shlemiel”, a Yiddish word for “idiot” (I may be slightly off with the definitions) or “schlep” which means to “carry or haul”.

Yiddish actually sounds more like German mixed up with stuff from Hebrew, Russian, and half a dozen other languages — because that’s what it is.

 

[Amaris]

I clearly have no idea what Yiddish sounds like.

Hebrew.

For example, the word “shlemiel”, a Yiddish word for “idiot” (I may be slightly off with the definitions) or “schlep” which means to “carry or haul”.

Yiddish actually sounds more like German mixed up with stuff from Hebrew, Russian, and half a dozen other languages — because that’s what it is.

Yeah, but it's still Hebrew.

 

[spooky spice]

So we flummoxed that twat with a hodgepodge consisting of felafel and trout...

Not sure I'd be using "twat" in that context!


Mittens

 

[Cicero]

Hebrew.

For example, the word “shlemiel”, a Yiddish word for “idiot” (I may be slightly off with the definitions) or “schlep” which means to “carry or haul”.

Yiddish actually sounds more like German mixed up with stuff from Hebrew, Russian, and half a dozen other languages — because that’s what it is.

Yeah, but it's still Hebrew.

IIRC, it's actually more German, but still written in Hebrew.

 

[Amaris]

Yiddish actually sounds more like German mixed up with stuff from Hebrew, Russian, and half a dozen other languages — because that’s what it is.

Yeah, but it's still Hebrew.

IIRC, it's actually more German, but still written in Hebrew.

And that's why you can still buy Kosher dill pickles in the store!

 

[scotpens]

And that's why you can still buy Kosher dill pickles in the store!

Pickle is a funny word.