What words seem odd or funny to you?
Are there some words that you just have to surpress a giggle when you hear them? Even just words that seem odd to you? Post them here...
For me, the one is "fickle." My teacher said it in class, and I simply uncontrollably laughed until everyone was looking at me.
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Dwarfy
\Dwarf"y\, a. Much undersized. [R.] --Waterhouse.
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'bosom'
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superb
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Kumquat. Skeevy. Affenpinscer. Lascivious. Porpoise. I'll think of more ...
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"Flatulence" is another one...and "fornication"...
I like "skeevy"
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Restaurant.
Divide this up:
rest: Okay I'm resting. I might rest or relax when I eat. fine.
Au: As in like, open wide and say aaauuuuu or ahhhhhh?
rant: How I get if my service is slow.
What a stupid word. I like "Diner". Yep I am a diner eating dinner. me likey.
Or how about, "cafe": Good, I like coffee.
Or "fast food joint": This is good. Some people want their food fast after having a joint. Works for me.
But restaurant? Stupid word.
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According to the Bloodhound Gang, the best five words in the English language are Cobalt, Pickle, Monkey, Spackle, and Wasps.
'Rhubarb' and 'woven' are funny words, and the expression 'dirt farmer' cracks me up everytime.
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Guestimation. Not a word, an annoyance.
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ohio
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Donkey.
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route- or is it "root"
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I always thought that if you repeated the word spoon outloud several times it sounds silly.
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flange
orifice
spanner
lemon
there ought to be a word to describe that thing Tim the Enchanter does in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when he's describing the rabbit's huge sharp pointy teeth, cos that makes me cry with laughter.
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I think that's the same with all words.
Glue is a good one for that though.
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Clock is an odd one...
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Any word adopted from Yiddish that begins with shl-.
Screw luxury; resist convenience.
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have seems odd
defenestration seems funny
It was not theirs to reason why,
It was not theirs to make reply,
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stirups
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Titillate.
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Bob Marley | Burning Spear | Robots In Disguise | Esperanza Spalding
Sue Denim (Robots In Disguise) | Sue Denim (2)
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Abbreviation.
Today is your victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, The Water Book
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Plötsligt; suddenly in Swedish.
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Mastercate, apperbate, kumquat.
I mastercated the apperbatable kumquat until my jaw hurt.
I.e. I chewed the praisable fruit until my jaw hurt.
Sounds dirty but it's not.
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Those are the best...
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Foist.
To force something on someone else basically, I don't know if it has any other meanings though.
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Splat
Crevice
Quash.
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The American Way™ of pronouncing Data.
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"the".
Never been able to fully explain it to a non-english speaker.
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