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100 Fun-to-Say Words

March 31, 2025 - pdf

No. Term Definition
1. Akimbo With hands on hips and elbows turned outward.
2. Anemone A brightly colored sea creature or flower.
3. Appaloosa A horse with a spotted coat.
4. Bamboozle To trick or deceive.
5. Bandicoot A small marsupial native to australia.
6. Befuddle To confuse or perplex.
7. Boondoggle A wasteful or impractical project.
8. Blubber To cry noisily and uncontrollably.
9. Brouhaha A noisy stir or fuss.
10. Bumbershoot An umbrella.
11. Canoodle To cuddle or fondle affectionately.
12. Carbuncle A red, swollen infection or a bright red gemstone.
13. Catamaran A boat with two parallel hulls.
14. Chicanery The use of trickery to achieve a purpose.
15. Claptrap Absurd or nonsensical talk.
16. Clishmaclaver Gossip or idle talk.
17. Concoction A mixture of various ingredients.
18. Coochie-coo Playful teasing or baby talk.
19. Cumbersome Large, heavy, and difficult to manage.
20. Dingbat A silly or eccentric person.
21. Dingleberry A small piece of clinging debris.
22. Dollop A shapeless mass or blob of something.
23. Doodlebug A type of insect or a guided missile.
24. Doohickey An unnamed gadget or device.
25. Doozy Something remarkable or outstanding.
26. Dunderhead A stupid or foolish person.
27. Fandango A lively spanish dance.
28. Fiddle-faddle Trivial or nonsensical fuss.
29. Fiddlesticks An exclamation of annoyance.
30. Flabbergasted Shocked or greatly surprised.
31. Flibbertigibbet A frivolous or overly talkative person.
32. Flummery Meaningless or insincere talk.
33. Flummox To perplex or bewilder.
34. Frippery Unnecessary decoration or ornamentation.
35. Fuddy-duddy A person who is old-fashioned or fussy.
36. Gibberish Meaningless speech or nonsense.
37. Gigglemug A person who is always smiling.
38. Gobbledygook Overly complex or technical language.
39. Gongoozle To stare idly at something.
40. Googly A type of deceptive cricket ball.
41. Goombah A close friend or associate.
42. Guffaw A loud, boisterous laugh.
43. Higgledy-piggledy In a disorderly manner.
44. Hocus-pocus Meaningless talk or deception.
45. Hoo-ha A commotion or uproar.
46. Hootenanny An informal musical gathering.
47. Hubbub A chaotic noise or situation.
48. Hullabaloo A loud noise or fuss.
49. Jabberwocky Nonsensical speech or writing.
50. Jackanapes A mischievous or impudent person.
51. Jiggery-pokery Dishonest manipulation.
52. Kaleidoscope A constantly changing pattern or sequence.
53. Kaput Broken or useless.
54. Kerfuffle A commotion or fuss.
55. Lackadaisical Lacking enthusiasm or effort.
56. Lickety-split Very quickly.
57. Lollapalooza An extraordinary event or thing.
58. Lugubrious Exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy.
59. Mishmash A confused mixture of things.
60. Mollycoddle To treat someone with excessive indulgence.
61. Mumbo jumbo Meaningless or confusing language.
62. Namby-pamby Weak or indecisive.
63. Nincompoop A foolish or silly person.
64. Noodle To think or brainstorm.
65. Oodles A large quantity of something.
66. Pettifogger A lawyer who deals with petty cases.
67. Piffle Trivial nonsense.
68. Pilfer To steal things of little value.
69. Murmuration A flock of starlings flying in formation.
70. Pipsqueak A person regarded as insignificant.
71. Quagmire A difficult or precarious situation.
72. Quirky Having an unusual or peculiar trait.
73. Ramshackle Poorly constructed or in a state of disrepair.
74. Razzmatazz Elaborate display or showiness.
75. Rigmarole A long, complicated process.
76. Scallywag A mischievous or cheeky person.
77. Scuttlebutt Rumor or gossip.
78. Scrumdiddlyumptious Delicious or delightful.
79. Shenanigans Playful mischief or trickery.
80. Skedaddle To depart quickly.
81. Skullduggery Underhanded or deceitful behavior.
82. Slapdash Done carelessly or hurriedly.
83. Smorgasbord A wide variety of choices.
84. Snickerdoodle A type of cookie with cinnamon and sugar.
85. Snootful Enough alcohol to make one drunk.
86. Squabble A noisy quarrel.
87. Thingamajig An item whose name is forgotten.
88. Tintinnabulation The ringing of bells.
89. Toodle-oo A lighthearted way to say goodbye.
90. Topsy-turvy Upside down or chaotic.
91. Wackadoodle Eccentric or wacky.
92. Whatchamacallit A thing whose name is forgotten.
93. Whippersnapper A young and inexperienced person.
94. Widdershins Moving counterclockwise.
95. Wishy-washy Lacking in strength or clarity.
96. Wobble To move unsteadily.
97. Wombat A burrowing marsupial from australia.
98. Zany Comical or unconventional.
99. Zephyr A gentle breeze.
100. Zippity-doo-dah An expression of happiness.
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