One word funny words

Funny Words starting with A:

1. Abibliophobia: The fear of running out of reading materials to read.

Sentence: I have so many reading materials in my house, anyone would think that I have Abibliophobia or something!

1. Abozzo: A rough sketch of a drawing or a draft poem.

Sentence: I’m almost finished with my abozzo of the Eiffel tower.

1. Ama: Japanese diver who dives for pearls or food.
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Sentence: Amas have been diving for pearls in the Japan region for many years. 

1. Araba: A carriage or coach used in Turkey.

Sentence: I’m taking the araba through the city today.

1. Argle-bargle:  A lot of commotion or a row happening.

Sentence: What’s all this argie-bargie about?

1. Aye-aye: A type of lemur which can be found in Madagascar. 

Sentence: The aye-ayes are such cute little creatures.

Starting with B:

1. Bamboozled: To trick or confuse someone. 

Sentence: I have been bamboozled again by you. 

1. Blubber: This word has two meanings: It can mean to cry very loudly or could refer to excess body fat.

Blubber Sentence: Please, stop your blubbering.

1. Brouhaha: An event which involves great excitement or loud confusion.

Brouhaha in a sentence: Last night’s event was such a brouhaha and nothing was achieved.

1. Bumbershoot: A Bumbershoot is an old-fashioned word for an umbrella.

Bumbershoot in a sentence: Don’t forget your Bumbershoot, dear.

1. Bumfuzzle: This refers to being confused.

Bumfuzzle in a Sentence: I’m completely bumfuzzled!

Starting with C:

1. Cantankerous: Someone who is very grumpy.

Sentence: Our neighbour is such a Cantankerous.

1. Catawampus: Something positioned diagonally. 

Sentence: To get to the school, you need to walk catawampus across that park over there.

1. Collywobbles (kol-ee-wob-uh lz): This is the feeling when you have a stomach ache or when you feel really nervous or scared.

Collywobbles in a sentence: This place gives me the collywobbles, let’s go!

Hilarious Words Starting with D:

1. Dingy: Something that is dark and dull.

Sentence: This house looks a little dingy to me. 

1. Donnybrook: This refers to a fight, riot or a big brawl.

Donnybrook in a sentence: A Donnybrook broke out last night when the police when to arrest the leader of the operation.

1. Doozy: Something that is really great.

Sentence: I’m having a doozy of a time at this party.

1. Dweeb: This is not a nice word to call someone. It means that you think the person is boring and uninteresting.

Sentence: No-one wants to be a dweeb. 

Funny Words That Start With E: 

1. Egad: Used as an expression of shock or amazement.

Sentence: Egad! I never thought of that! 

1. Eep: Another expression of surprise or fear.

Sentence: Eep! That was scary!

1. Epos: Could refer to an epic poem or something that is epic.  

Sentence: That poem was just epos!

Starting with F:

1. Filibuster: Somone who refusing to give up the floor in a debate to prevent a vote.

Sentence: Someone get that silly filibuster out of here now!

1. Flibbertigibbet (flib·ber·ti·gib·bet): Is a word used to describe someone who talks a lot or is very gossipy.

Flibbertigibbet in a sentence: Imagine sitting on a 12-hour flight with a flibbertigibbet next to you.

1. Flabbergasted: To be surprised or shocked by something.

Sentence: I’m just flabbergasted to hear that.

1. Formication: The feeling that ants are crawling on your skin.

Sentence: Her constant shivering could be described as a formication.

1. Fuddy-duddy: Someone who is a mild-mannered person.

Sentence: He can be such a fuddy-duddy sometimes.

Starting with G:

1. Gaberlunzie: A beggar that walks around town to town.

Sentence: He didn’t really have a profession, some may even call him a gaberlunzie.

1. Gardyloo (gahr-dee-loo): This is a disgusting one. It refers to the cry people use to shout when they would throw their slops or droppings out of the window.

Gardyloo in a Sentence: Watch out, Gardyloo coming!

1. Gazump: This word really has a specific meaning. It means to refuse to sell your house to someone who you previously agreed to sell your house to.

Sentence: I’m so happy my offer to buy the house next door was accepted, but what if I get gazumped?

1. Gobbledygook: Speaking Nonsense.

Sentence: Why do you always have to speak such Gobbledygook?

1. Goombah: An older friend who protects you.

Sentence: Jamie didn’t have many friends, but was glad that his grandpa could be his protector – His Goombah.

1. Gubbins: These are objects of very little value like rubbish or litter.

Gubbins in a sentence: No one’s going to buy your gubbins.

Starting with H:

1. Hairball: A ball of hair that a cat normally chokes out.

Sentence: Cats are cute, but I hate it when they throw-up hairballs everywhere.

1. Hocus-pocus: A trick or magical spell.

Sentence: What’s all this hocus-pocus about?

1. Hokey: Something is is silly or old-fashioned.

Sentence: Now that was hokey old movie to watch!

1. Hootenanny: A country music party or get-together.

Sentence: I’m going to an old-fashioned Hootenanny on Saturday, would you like to come?

1. Heckler: Someone who interrupts a public performance with offensive comments.

Sentence: Those footballers are always having to deal with hecklers at their matches. 

Starting with I:

1. Itty-Bitty: Something that is really small or tiny.

Sentence: That ladybird is so itty-bitty.

1.  Ickle: Something that is small and normally cute

Sentence: Look at that ickle baby dolphin!

1. izzat:  This relates to your personal respect and dignity.

Sentence: I’m afraid of saying that in public, as it’ll be against my izzat. 

Starting with J:

1. Jabberwock: Something that is complete nonsense or gibberish

Sentence: Everything he just said was complete Jabberwock.

1. Jazzetry: The reading of poetry which is accompanied by jazz. 

Sentence: I love reading poems, but I’ve never tried jazzetry.

1. Jink: The sudden change in direction.

Sentence: He jinked out of the way, as the ball came towards him.

Fun Words Starting with K:

1. Kagu: An blueish-greyish type of bird which is now an endangered species. 

Sentence: The rare Kagu can be found in the Pacific island of New Caledonia.

1. Kaka: A breed of parrot that can be found in New-Zealand.

Sentence: The kaka parrots are so cool!

1. Kebbie: A Scottish term relating to a walking stick with a hooked end.

Sentence: Pass the old man his keebie.

1. Kibble: Ground meal or gains used as animal feed. 

Sentence: The chickens love this new brand of kibble.

1. Kraken: A mythical sea creature.

Sentence: Just like the loch ness monster, the Kraken is a myth. 

Starting with L:

1. La-di-da: If you described someone as “La-di-da”, you are suggesting that they are upper-class or behaving unnaturally only to impress other people.

La-di-da in a sentence: She thinks she is all La-di-da, but I know what she’s really like.

1. Lol: Short for laughing out loud. Mosting used on social media and in text messages. 

Sentence: Lol – That’s so funny!

1. Lollygagger: Someone who walks around with no aim or goal.

Sentence: They spent their summer lying about, eating and general lollygagging.

1. Lickety-split: When something moves really fast.

Sentence: He was out of the door lickety-split.

Starting with M:

1. Malarkey: An informal word for talking about meaningless things or nonsense.

Malarkey in a sentence: This is all malarkey, I tell ya!

1. Moist: Something that is slightly wet.

Sentence: This blanket seems a little moist to sit on. 

1. Mollycoddle: To be extra nice to someone or to overprotect them.

Sentence: Sometimes what a child needs is some tough love and not mollycoddling all the time.

Starting with N:

1. Nacket: A light lunch or snack.

Sentence: I’m going to have a quick nacket before dinner. 

1. Namby-pamby: Someone who is weak, with no backbone.

Sentence: I don’t want to be some namby-pamby little girl!

1. Napoo: The end of something. A term mostly used by soldiers.

Sentence: Napooh! That’s the end of that story.

1. Niff: Something that smells bad.

Sentence: It’s got that horrible fishy niff. 

1. Nincompoop: This refers to someone who is not intelligent or a fool.

Nincompoop sentence: You act like such a nincompoop sometimes.

Starting with O:

1. Obi: A sash worn around the waist of a kimono.

Sentence: That pink obi would look nice with this kimono. 

1. Oozy: Something that is slimy and wet

Sentence: That table is dripping in ooze. 

1. Oompah: The sound of deep brass instruments in a band.

Sentence: The oompah music in the background really set the tone.

Starting with P:

1. Panjandrum: Someone who thinks that they are superior to others.

Sentence: She’s no queen, but she saw acts like a panjandrum.

1. Patroon: The captain of a ship

Sentence: Look sharp, the patroon will be here soon.

1. Pettifogger: A pettifogger is someone who deals with small or petty businesses. It can also be to argue over small, unimportant matters.

Pettifogger in a sentence: Why do you look up to such a pettifogger?

Starting with Q:

1. Quab: Something that is incomplete or immature

Sentence: That baby bird is still just a quab.

1. Quark: Scientific term used to describe atoms which are made up of smaller particles. 

Sentence: Understanding quarks of fundamental to the world of physics.

1. Quoz: Something that is strange.

Sentence: That’s so quoz! No-one wants to eat cheese and ice-cream together!

Silly Words Starting with R:

1. Ratoon: This refers to the small root that sprouts from a plant, especially during the springtime.

Sentence: I heard somewhere that ratooned plants grow taller and healthier.

1. Rugrat: Refers to a young child or toddler

Sentences: Those rugrats don’t know what’s coming to them!

1. Ruddy: The term sometimes can be used to suggest good health in a person.

Sentence: That ruddy-faced girl was someone I never seen before. 

Starting with S:

1. Sialoquent: Somone who splits while talking.

Sentence: My old science teacher was Sialoquent. I was always scared to go near him!

1. Skedaddle: To ask some to leave or run away very quickly

Skedaddle in a sentence: This is no place to play your silly games, now skedaddle before I get you!

1. Skullduggery Refers to dodgy dealings and some no good business.

Sentence: We need to put a stop to all this skullduggery around this town.

1. Shenanigan: This is when someone is causing a lot of mischiefs or playing tricks.

Shenanigans in a sentence: What’re all the shenanigans about?

1. Snollygoster (snol·ly·gos·ter): This refers to an unethical politician who is guided by personal advantage.

Snollygoster in a sentence: I don’t want any help from a snollygoster.

1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Something that is really good. And the longest word in the English dictionary.

Sentence: Your cake is simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Starting with T:

1. Tatterdemalion:  A poor child wearing rags.

Sentence: I grew up like a tatterdemalion on the streets and now I’m a billionaire!

1. Taradiddle (tar-uh-did-l): this is a small lie or when someone is speaking nonsense.

Taradiddle in a sentence: That’s such taradiddle –  I don’t trust you at all!

1. Thingamajig. A thing for which you have forgotten the name of. 

Sentence: Can you pass that thingamajig over?

1. Troglodyte: Someone that lives in a cave.

Sentence: All my life I’ve been living like Troglodyte cooped up in this house!

Starting with U:

1. Uber: Something that is really great.

Sentence: That’s a really uber-looking coat you got there!

1. Ube: Type of yam which is coloured purple

Sentence: You can make really nice curry using ube.  

1. Upsy-daisy: Lifting up a small child. 

Sentence: Upsy daisy! It’s time for your nap. 

1. Urubu: A blank vulture found in South American.

Sentence: The Urubu is a rare species of bird found in America.

Starting with V:

1. Vamp: To make something brand-new.

Sentence:  Let’s vamp-up your car. 

1. Vexed: Something that is really annoying or frustrating. 

Sentence: This puzzle has really got me vexed. 

1. veepstakes: A competition to find a party-s vice president. 

Sentence: Have you prepared for the upcoming veepstakes?

Starting with W: 

1. Wabbit: A Scottish word referring to feeling exhausted or a little unwell.

Sentence: I’m feeling wabbit today.

1. Widdershins (with -er-shinz): This refers to going in the opposite direction or going down the wrong path.

Widdershins in a sentence: Only widdershins going down that road.

Starting with X:

All words beginning with X are funny ones!

1. Xanthoderm: A person with yellowish skin. 

Sentence:  This make-up makes my skin look a little Xanthoderm. 

1. Xebec: A small sailing-ship with square sails.

Sentence: Let’s take a ride on my new Xebec. 

Starting with Y:

1. Yabby: Refers to any Australian crayfishes used for food. 

Sentence: These yabbies are going to taste delicious. 

1. Yachty: Relates to yachts.

Sentence: I have a yachty-looking T-shirt. 

1. Yaff: A type of bark.

Sentence: The dog yaffed at the mailman.

1. Yawny: When you yawn or when something is boring

Sentence: That movie was a little yawny. 

1. Yahoo:  A rube, a country bumpkin.

Sentence: What’s that yahoo doing here!

1. Yerk: Pull or push something with a sudden movement.

Sentence; She yerked at the rope, as they tried to pull the bucket up from the well.

1. yips: When a golfer misses an easy putt due to nervousness. 

Sentence: Looks like he has the yips today. 

Funniest Words starting with Z:

1. Zaftig: Having a full-rounded figure.

Sentence:  Her zaftig figure was admired by all. 

1. Zappy: Something that is lively and energetic.

Sentence: She looks very zappy today. 

1. Zazzy:  Something that is shiny and flashy

Sentence: Jenny brought herself a new zazzy handbag to match her shoes.

1. Zeze: A string instrument from South Africa. 

Sentence: The sound of the zeze is unique in South Africa.

1. Zizz: To take a short nap or sleep.

Sentence: James likes to take a 2-hour zizz every afternoon at 2 pm.

1. Zoanthropy (zoh-an-thruh-pee): This is when someone believes that they are an animal.

Zoanthropy in a sentence:  I think she suffers from a mild case of Zoanthropy.

The English language is pretty wild. And by that, we mean that it contains some wacky words that seem too weird to be real, yet absolutely are. So if you appreciate a varied vocabulary and would like to embrace a wider range of words, then you’re in luck! We can help you bumfuzzle your friends with the funniest words that are undeniably fanty-sheeny and will leave you in a finifugal mood. If you don’t believe us—or have any clue what that means—then take a peek below to learn about the funniest words in the English language and how to use them.

1. Brouhaha

If you tweet something divisive the generates a lot of conversation, you might say that you started a bit of a brouhaha. That’s a way better word for it than «commotion» or «uproar.»

Example: «Her speech started a brouhaha on all the 24-hour news channels.»

2. Pettifogger

You’ve seen them in movies and on local commercials: lawyers who are willing to do anything to score a client or get a win. In other words, pettifoggers.

Example: «The prosecution’s pettifogger called some pretty shady witnesses.»

3. Sozzled

Hammered. Wrecked. Drunk. Forget all those boring words for being intoxicated—»sozzled» makes it sound almost sophisticated.

Example: «Don’t let him order another drink, he’s already sozzled.»

4. Wassail

If you enjoy warmed, spiced wine, you can get sozzled on wassail.

Example: 

5. Inkle

Okay, so maybe this one only comes up in conversation if you’re a weaver, but it’s still a funny word. According to Merriam-Webster, an inkle is «a colored linen tape or braid woven on a very narrow loom and used for trimming.»

Example: «My inkle won’t stay in place!»

6. Mollycoddle

Have a lot of siblings? Your parents probably mollycoddle the youngest, meaning that they baby and indulge them, no matter what they do.

Example: «Stop mollycoddling her, she’s a grown woman!»

7. Skirl

If you travel to Scotland (or go to a Scottish pride event), you’ll almost certainly hear someone skirl, i.e. play the bagpipes.

Example: «Let’s get closer, the bagpipers are about to start skirling.»

8. Hoosegow

A wild night out could land you in the hoosegow for breaking the law. It’s just a funny word for jail!

Example: «Come on, we’ve gotta bail him out of the hoosegow.»

9. Rigmarole

Try to do anything with a government agency and it’ll be a lot of rigmarole. That can either mean a lot of circular discussion or just a generally tedious ordeal.

Example: «Let’s get the rigmarole of the paperwork taken care of.»

10. Impignorate

Despite the reputation of the animal within this word, impignorate actually means to pawn off or mortgage something in your possession.

Example: «I’m going to impignorate this watch for some extra cash.»

11. Bumfuzzle

We all find ourselves confused and flustered from time to time, perhaps even to the point where we might describe ourselves as perplexed. But if those words don’t quite capture your bewildered state of mind, then you may want to use the term bumfuzzle.

Example: «That movie was bumfuzzling and left me, well, bumfuzzled.»

12. Winklepicker

While a winklepicker sounds like it should refer to someone who picks winkles (whatever those might be), a winklepicker is, in fact, a shoe or boot that features a sharp-pointed toe.

Example: «I’ve been looking for the perfect winklepicker to go with these pants.»

13. Hullaballoo

A perfect example of a word that sounds like its meaning, hullaballoo refers to a ruckus or uproar that’s on the unpleasant side.

Example: «The hullaballoo was totally wild.»

14. Argle-bargle

Blah, blah, blah, some people like to drone on for as long as others are willing to listen and there are those particular kinds of mind-numbing conversations that never seem to end. Meaningless arguments and worthless chatter—whether done by talking or writing—is called argle-bargle.

Example: «This is just a bunch of pointless argle-bargle.»

15. Doodlesack

Scottish musicians are well-known for their skill with the bagpipes, but they’re not as famous for their talents with the doodlesack. And that’s kind of funny considering this funniest word is just another word for bagpipes.

Example: «What songs do you like to play on a doodlesack?»

16. Gobbledygook

Slang is one thing, but people who indulge in gobbledygook are a lot like turkeys who also gobble, gobble, gobble, or use language that is basically incomprehensible.

Example: «He sure likes to go on and on with the gobbledygook.»

17. Eeksie-peeksie

If you like everything in your world to be perfectly balanced or appreciate even numbers and identical amounts, then you like things to be eeksie-peeksie, which is a term for equal.

Example: «I think it should be eeksie-peeksie for each of us.»

18. Nudiustertian

No one would blame you for thinking that nudiusterian had something to do with being naked, perhaps representing a cheeky lifestyle that rejects clothes. But the word has nothing to do with showing off your body. Instead, it refers to the day before yesterday.

Example: «I went to work on that nudiustertian morning.

19. Gardyloo

Although we no longer toss garbage out of the windows the way people did years ago, it’s still helpful to know that if you hear someone shout «gardyloo» then you better watch out for flying trash, since that’s the appropriate warning to use.

Example: «Gardyloo and watch out!»

20. Tittynope

This is another word that might make you blush until you find out its perfectly innocent meaning. Tittynope is what you call a small amount of something that’s simply leftover.

Example: «There’s a tittynope of sugar in the bowl.»

21. Lackadaisical

If you know someone who’s rather lazy and fails to show any sort of enthusiasm or ambition, then they’re lackadaisical. It’s probably one of the funniest words because of all those syllables.

Example: «My coworker never gets his work done because he’s lackadaisical.»

22. Snickersnee

Snickersnee is certainly a funny word, but the item behind its meaning is no joke. The term refers to a large (and obviously super sharp) knife.

Example: «That’s not a snickersnee. This is a snickersnee.»

23. Flibbertigibbet

Some people are unreliable and don’t seem to be bothered by their own silly vibe. And while we generally accept that they’re the flighty ones among us, you could also call that certain someone a flibbertigibbet.

Example: «My flibbertigibbet friend failed to show up again.»

24. Fanty-sheeny

If you like the finer things in life—and to show them off—then you appreciate anything that’s fanty-sheeny, which is a word that can be used for someone or something that’s fancy or even ostentatious.

Example: «Her house was filled with fanty-sheeny furniture.»

25. Cattywampus

If something is askew, awry, or lined up in a way that’s not totally straight, such as diagonally—basically, slightly off-center or not quite right—then it’s not just annoying, you could say it’s cattywampus.

Example: «The books on the desk are all cattywampus.»

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26. Woebegone

If you know that «woe» is a word for sadness, then it might seem like woebegone is a term for wanting sadness to go away. But since «begone» is actually an old word for being within something, it turns out that woebegone is actually one of the funniest words for being in a sad state.

Example: «He was left woebegone, but hopeful.»

27. Taradiddle

It may seem like pretentious nonsense to use as silly of a word as taradiddle to describe, well, pretentious nonsense, but it would certainly suitable since that’s exactly what taradiddle means.

Example: «His stories are more taradiddle than truth.»

28. Maltipoo

The next time you’re thinking about getting a new pet, perhaps you’ll consider a Maltipoo, which is a cross-breed originating from a Maltese terrier and a miniature or toy poodle. Otherwise, you could also consider a Puggle (a pug and beagle mix) or a Dorgi (a dachshund and corgi cross).

Example: «I just adopted the cutest Maltipoo puppy.»

29. Wabbit

Cartoon character Elmer Fudd was famous for calling Bugs Bunny a «wascally wabbit,» which we assumed was because of his particular way of speaking. But perhaps he was actually using the word wabbit, which means weary or exhausted.

Example: «You wabbit rabbit.»

30. Borborygmus

When your insides make a little noise, you can accurately call that borborygmus. That’s the word for the noisy rumbling and gurgling that comes from your midsection. It’s caused by fluids or gas moving in your intestines.

Example: «Can you hear my belly borborygmus?»

31. Funambulism

If you’re looking for a new pastime and prefer extreme endeavors, you could take up skydiving or white water rafting. But you might want to try funambulism instead, which is another way to say tightrope walking.

Example: «I always thought funambulism looked fun—but I’m afraid of heights, so no thanks.»

32. Widdershins

Counterclockwise is rather fun to say, but take things up a notch wonky word-wise when referring to which way you’re heading by saying that your walking widdershins, which is another word for counterclockwise.

Example: «I took a path widdershins through the forest.»

33. Collywobbles

If you’re experiencing stomach pain or queasiness, whether it’s due to illness or anxiety, then you’re feeling collywobbles, a term for that icky feeling.

Example: «I have some collywobbles happening in my tummy.»

34. Quomodocunquizing

While the word looks rather complicated, it’s meaning is simple. Quomodocunquizing is a way to describe something (or someone) who makes money in any way possible.

Example: «He’s a quomodocunquizing businessperson.»

35. Diphthong

When you combine two vowel sounds together in one word to create something a little different, then you’re using a diphthong.

Example: «The sound ‘oy’ in boy or toy is a diphthong. So is the ‘ou’ in you or loud.»

36. Bloviate

If you were given the task of coming up with a word to describe a person who likes to ramble on, then you might opt for something like bloviate, which is the perfect term for your local windbag.

Example: «That guy couldn’t resist bloviating at the party.»

37. Gubbins

While gibbons are the adorable primates that spend their days swinging through the rain forest, gubbins is something totally different. Instead of being cute creatures, they’re miscellaneous bits and pieces or gadgets.

Example: «The drawer is filled with random gubbins.»

38. Blatherskite

There are plenty of terms for people who like to use words to their full extent (or perhaps even overuse language), which is why we also have blatherskite to describe the kind of person who can’t self-edit and cares more about making noise than making sense.

Example: «My ex is a boring blatherskite.»

39. Snollygoster

Any time you cross paths with someone who’s a snollygoster, then it’s time to head in the other direction. Although they may be a person who’s shrewd, they’re also more likely to be the villain than the hero, which means you’ll want to be wary.

Example: «My nemesis is a snollygoster.»

40. Finifugal

Finifugal is not only a fear of finishing things, it’s also the term you can put into use any time you get the desire to prolong a final moment or prevent a seemingly inevitable ending.

Example: «I have a finifugal vibe towards this funniest words article I’m reading on Best Life.

Funny words are fun to say. This is a collection of funny words and their meanings. Drop them into your every day vocabulary and make everyday life a bit more fun. Add your favorite funny word in the comments!

Bumfuzzle — To confuse someone.

Lollygag — To dawdle or be overly slow.

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

Brouhaha — An overexcited response.

Batrachomyomachy — To make a mountain out of a molehill.

Cattywampus — Disorganized, when something is not arranged correctly.

Flibbertigibbet — A flakey, overly talkative person.

Quire — The leaves within a manuscript.

Absquatulate — To suddenly leave.

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.

Malarkey — Nonsense.

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.

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.

Donnybrook — An uproarious argument.

Anencephalous — Absence of all or part of a brain.

Snickersnee — A large knife.

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.

Widdershins — Counterclockwise.

Wabbit — A computing term related to a type of denial of service attack.

Cockamamie — Implausible.

Goombah — An older, protective friend or associate.

Hobbledehoy — A young, clumsy person.

Hocus-pocus — Nonsense or sleight of hand.

Codswallop — Nonsense.

Lickety-split — ASAP.

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.

Ornery — Crabby.

Pettifogger — An inferior lawyer with dubious practices.

Rigmarole — A long, rambling statement.

Collywobbles — Anxiety and stomach queasiness.

Shenanigan — A mischevious activity.

Skedaddle — Depart quickly.

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 doesn’t 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.

Bumbershoot — An umbrella.

Impignorate — To pawn something.

Gobbledygook — Language that is so overly-technical and complicated it’s unintelligible.

Troglodyte — A person who lives in a cave.

Vomitory — An entrance or exit in a theater or ampitheater.

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An extensive list of silly and funny words in English! When speaking in the English language, most of the words that you will use are pretty standard and have no humorous value whatsoever. However, there are a variety of words in English which may bring a smile to your face. In this article, we are going to be looking at some funny words from the English language as well as giving you an explanation of what each one means.

What Are Funny Words?

Funny words from the English language may not necessarily have a funny meaning, they may simply sound funny with the way that they are pronounced. There are many of these words and a lot of them have very interesting meanings, this is a great way to add words to your English vocabulary and to do so in a humorous way.

The 10 Funnies Words in The English Language

Let’s begin exploring some of the most funny-sounding words that can be found in the English language. We will take a look at the word as well as exploring what it means and how it might be used within a sentence.

Bumfuzzle

This ridiculous-sounding word which means to be confused. You might see it being used in a sentence such as this one:

• He speaks in very long sentences, which tends to bumfuzzle the children in the class.

Cattywampus

The word cattywampus is most commonly used in the USA, especially the southern states. It is a word which refers to something that is misaligned. You might hear it being used in a sentence such as:

• The bank is cattywampus from the park.

Snickersnee

On first hearing, you might think that this word is something sweet. But in reality, it is referring to a type of knife from the 1700s. When used in a sentence, you might hear the following:

• He used a snickersnee in the battle.

Gubbins

The word gubbins is one which refers to something that is seen as rubbish or useless. It might also be used to talk about someone who is silly. You can see it used in a sentence such as the following:

• My brother is a nice enough guy, but he is a bit of a gubbins.

Lollygag

To lollygag means to mess around or to waste time. The word has long been used in the English language and might be heard in a sentence such as this one:

• It’s very difficult taking my daughter to the shops since she spends a lot of time lollygagging rather than doing what she is supposed to.

Malarky

This commonly used word refers to a situation which is madness or chaotic. You might see it being used in a sentence such as the following one:

• I cannot be dealing with this malarky for a second longer.

Flibbertigibbet

A flibbertigibbet is a person who talks a lot or is a little silly. This word has been used in the English language for hundreds of years and you might hear it being used in the following context.

• I don’t know how much longer I can work with Sam, he is such a flibbertigibbet.

Snollygoster

This very funny-sounding word is used to refer to a politician who makes decisions for their own benefit and not for the benefit of the wider community. You may hear it being used in a sentence such as this one:

• Donald Trump is the worst president the USA has ever seen, he is a huge snollygoster
  

Bibble

To bibble is to eat or drink in a noisy fashion, often at the annoyance of those around you. When used in a sentence, it might look something like this:

• My dad always bibbles when he eats, I cannot stand to sit at the table whilst he has his dinner.

Brouhaha

A brouhaha is a situation which is chaotic or noisy. This word is often used and it may appear in a sentence such as this one:

• The village fair turned into something of a brouhaha, it was far too busy for me.

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List of 100 Funny Words in English

1. Aglet – “the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace”
2. Absquatulate – “to leave abruptly or in a hurry”
3. Bamboozle – “to trick or deceive”
4. Bloviate – “to talk at length, especially in a pompous or boastful way”
5. Bazinga – “a catchphrase used to indicate a trick or prank has been played”
6. Bling – “flashy or expensive jewelry”
7. Boondoggle – “a wasteful or unnecessary activity or project”
8. Brouhaha – “an uproar or commotion”
9. Blubberbutt – “someone with a large butt”
10. Bumfuzzle – “to confuse or perplex”
11. Blubber-buttocks – “a clumsy or overweight person”
12. Cattywampus – “askew or crooked”
13. Cheeseball – “someone or something lacking in taste or style”
14. Chortle – “a snorting laugh”
15. Codswallop – “nonsense or rubbish”
16. Crapulence – “the feeling of being sick from excessive eating or drinking”
17. Cacophony – “a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds”
18. Defenestration – “the act of throwing someone or something out of a window”
19. Doohickey – “a small, unspecified gadget or device”
20. Defenestrate – “to throw someone or something out of a window”
21. Doozy – “something outstanding or unique”
22. Dingbat – “a foolish or eccentric person”
23. Elixir – “a magical or medicinal potion”
24. Egregious – “outstandingly bad or shocking”
25. Fiddle-faddle – “nonsense or triviality”
26. Flibbertigibbet – “a frivolous or flighty person”
27. Flimflam – “a deception or fraud”
28. Flapdoodle – “nonsense or foolishness”
29. Flabbergasted – “astonished or amazed”
30. Floccinaucinihilipilification – “the act of deeming something as worthless”
31. Fuddy-duddy – “an old-fashioned, conservative person”
32. Flummox – “to confuse or perplex”
33. Folderol – “nonsense or foolishness”
34. Gadzooks – “an expression of surprise or annoyance”
35. Gobbledygook – “language that is confusing and meaningless”
36. Gobsmacked – “utterly astonished or amazed”
37. Guffaw – “a loud and boisterous laugh”
38. Hocus-pocus – “trickery or deception”
39. Hoodwink – “to deceive or trick someone”
40. Hornswoggle – “to swindle or cheat someone”
41. Hootenanny – “a lively gathering or party”
42. Higgledy-piggledy – “in confusion or disorder”
43. Hinky – “suspicious or questionable”
44. Hooptie – “an old, beat-up car”
45. Jabberwocky – “nonsense or gibberish language”
46. Jibber-jabber – “meaningless talk or chatter”
47. Jabber – “to talk rapidly and incoherently”
48. Janky – “unreliable or of poor quality”
49. Kerfuffle – “a commotion or fuss”
50. Kibosh – “to put an end to something”
51. Lollygag – “to waste time or dawdle”
52. Lickety-split – “very quickly”
53. Malarkey – “nonsense or foolishness”
54. Megalomania – “an obsession with power or one’s own greatness”
55. Mumbo jumbo – “meaningless or incomprehensible language”
56. Nerdvana – “a state of perfect happiness for nerdy or geeky people”
57. Noodle – “to use your brain or think”
58. Ninnyhammer – “a foolish or stupid person”
59. Nincompoop – “a foolish or stupid person”
60. Nefarious – “wicked or evil”
61. Okey-dokey – “a casual or affirmative response”
62. Piffle – “nonsense or foolish talk”
63. Pizzazz – “energy or flair”
64. Poppycock – “nonsense or foolishness”
65. Pandemonium – “wild and noisy disorder or confusion”
66. Razzmatazz – “excitement or showiness”
67. Rigmarole – “a long, complicated, and tedious procedure”
68. Ragamuffin – “a child who is scruffy or poorly dressed”
69. Scuttlebutt – “gossip or rumors”
70. Scallywag – “a mischievous or rascally person”
71. Shenanigans – “mischievous or deceitful behavior”
72. Skedaddle – “to run away quickly”
73. Skedoodle – “to move quickly or hastily”
74. Skullduggery – “dishonest or deceitful behavior”
75. Snollygoster – “a deceitful or unprincipled person”
76. Spiffy – “stylish or attractive”
77. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – “extraordinarily wonderful”
78. Tchotchke – “a small, decorative trinket or ornament”
79. Thingamajig – “a small, unspecified gadget or device”
80. Tomfoolery – “foolish or silly behavior”
81. Taradiddle – “a lie or falsehood”
82. Tater tot – “a small, cylindrical potato dish”
83. Thingamajig – “an unspecified object”
84. Thingamabob – “an unspecified object”
85. Whatchamacallit – “an unspecified object”
86. Whimsy – “fanciful or playful behavior”
87. Wiggleworm – “a child who can’t sit still”
88. Wobbly – “shaky or unsteady”
89. Wonky – “crooked or unsteady”
90. Yahoo – “a loud, excited expression of joy”
91. Yippee – “an expression of excitement or joy”
92. Yoink – “to grab or take quickly”
93. Zany – “silly or absurd”
94. Ziggurat – “a stepped pyramid structure”
95. Zing – “to move swiftly or with a sharp sound”
96. Zoinks – “an expression of surprise or shock”
97. Zoom – “to move quickly or rapidly”
98. Zounds – “an expression of surprise or amazement”
99. Zygote – “a fertilized egg cell”
100. Zonked – “extremely tired or intoxicated”

Funny Words (from A-Z)

Funny Words that Start with A

Funny Words that Start with B

• Blubber
• Bazinga
• Brouhaha
• Blunderbuss
• Brouhaha
• Bibble
• Boondoggle
• Brouillard
• Bloviate
• Bootylicious
• Bunkum
• Buckaroo
• Bumpkin
• Bonanza
• Bubblegum

Funny Words that Start with C

• Cattywampus
• Crapulence
• Cockalorum
• Codswallop
• Criminy
• Cacophony
• Cogito
• Catawampus
• Catty-corner
• Cuckoo
• Cacafuego
• Chockablock
• Cumberbund
• Callipygian
• Cheesecake

Funny Words that Start with D

• Dingleberry
• Doozy
• Dilly-dally
• Diphthong
• Doodlebug
• Dilly-whacker
• Doohickey
• Druthers
• Dunderhead
• Doo-dad
• Doo-hickey
• Doofer
• Dipsomaniac
• Dorkwad

Funny Words that Start with E

• Earwiggle
• Eargasm
• Egghead
• Eggplant
• Enigma
• Erstwhile
• Ersatz
• Eskimo
• Eureka
• Exquisite
• Extravaganza
• Eyesore
• Earlobe
• Eccentricity
• Eclectic

Funny Words that Start with F

• Fiddle-faddle
• Flibbertigibbet
• Flummox
• Flapdoodle
• Fandango
• Fiddlesticks
• Fartlek
• Frisson
• Flapjack
• Flaparoo
• Fracas
• Flotsam
• Fluffernutter
• Fluffball
• Furryboo

Funny Words that Start with G

• Gobbledygook
• Gorgonzola
• Gobbledygum
• Goober
• Gobsmacked
• Grumpkin
• Grouchy
• Goofball
• Glabella
• Gobbledygrump
• Glitchy
• Guffaw

Funny Words that Start with H

• Higgledy-piggledy
• Hocus-pocus
• Hootenanny
• Higgledy-piggledoo
• Humdinger
• Hornswoggle
• Hobnob
• Haberdashery
• Hodgepodge
• Hoopla
• Harum-scarum
• Hunkydory
• Hullabaloo
• Hooey

Funny Words that Start with I

• Iggly
• Izzle
• Icky
• Iffy
• Ipsy
• Idjit
• Iggur
• Itchy
• Inky
• Immy
• Ixora
• Ibbly
• Ickle
• Inglo
• Ingy

Funny Words that Start with J

• Jabberwocky
• Jiggly
• Jibber-jabber
• Jankety
• Jazzy
• Jinxed
• Juked
• Jitterbug
• Jamboree
• Jocular
• Janky
• Jangle
• Jeroboam
• Jocund
• Jiggery-pokery

Funny Words that Start with K

• Kerfuffle
• Kookaburra
• Kooky
• Kibosh
• Kudzu
• Kittenish
• Kablooie
• Kibble
• Kazaam
• Kajigger
• Knick-knack
• Klutz
• Kookiness
• Kaboodle
• Kaput

Funny Words that Start with L

• Lollygag
• Lickety-split
• Looney
• Loopy
• Lollypop
• Lilliputian
• Lickspittle
• Logorrhea
• Lickety-lick
• Lummox
• Lackadaisical
• Lollygagger
• Lugubrious
• Lopsided
• Looniness

Funny Words that Start with M

• Malarkey
• Mumbo jumbo
• Muffin top
• Mooch
• Muddle
• Mischief
• Monkeyshines
• Megalomaniac
• Muddleheaded
• Munchkin
• Mushy
• Moonstruck
• Muddle-puddle

Funny Words that Start with N

• Noodle
• Nincompoop
• Natter
• Nonsense
• Nibbly
• Noodlehead
• Nannygoat
• Noodle-doodle
• Nettlesome
• Nubbly
• Noodle-poodle
• Nurtural
• Natty
• Nutso

Funny Words that Start with O

• Okey-dokey
• Oodles
• Oddball
• Oomph
• Oopsie-daisy
• Oogle
• Oopsy
• Olio
• Oglethorpe
• Onomatopoeia
• Orangutan
• Outlandish
• Oxymoron
• Obnoxious
• Ornery

Funny Words that Start with P

• Piffle
• Pizzazz
• Piddle
• Pumpernickel
• Poofy
• Pumpernickel
• Palooza
• Popsicle
• Pooch
• Piddle-paddle
• Pickle
• Pudding
• Popcorn
• Prattle
• Poodle-doodle

Funny Words that Start with Q

• Quibble
• Quirky
• Quackery
• Quilted
• Quagmire
• Quackish
• Quailish
• Quipster
• Quaggy
• Quenchless

Funny Words that Start with R

• Razzle-dazzle
• Rib-tickling
• Rigmarole
• Rambunctious
• Razzmatazz
• Rubberneck
• Rumpus
• Razzberry
• Rinky-dink
• Ragamuffin
• Rapscallion
• Roister
• Razzadorable
• Ramshackle

Funny Words that Start with S

• Skedaddle
• Snollygoster
• Spiffy
• Skibbereen
• Snickerdoodle
• Scuttlebutt
• Snazzy
• Sassafras
• Scallywag
• Skedoodle
• Squooshy
• Schnozzle
• Scrumptious
• Snicker-snack
• Snollygolly

Funny Words that Start with T

• Tickle
• Twerp
• Twaddle
• Twang
• Tizzy
• Toodle-oo
• Tootle
• Tinkle
• Twiddle
• Tiptoe
• Taradiddle
• Toodle
• Tomfoolery
• Toolshed
• Tiddlywinks

Funny Words that Start with U

• Udder
• Umpteen
• Uppity
• Uproarious
• Uber
• Ululate
• Unctuous
• Undertaker
• Unicorn
• Unicycle

Funny Words that Start with V

• Vex
• Vamoose
• Vuvuzela
• Va-va-voom
• Vagabond
• Vandalism
• Voodoo
• Vixen
• Viscous
• Veggie

Funny Words that Start with W

• Wackadoo
• Whippersnapper
• Wobbly
• Wiggle
• Wazoo
• Whatchamacallit
• Wacky
• Wonky
• Whimsical
• Whirligig

Funny Words that Start with X, Y, Z

• Xylophone
• X-ray
• Xenophobia
• Xerox
• Yippee
• Yahoo
• Yellow-belly
• Yodel
• Zilch
• Zany

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List of Silly Words

A list of silly-sounding words in English.

• Blubber-nugget
• Snollygoster
• Skedaddle
• Flummoxed
• Wibble
• Kerfuffle
• Flibbertigibbet
• Gobbledygook
• Higgledy-piggledy
• Brouhaha
• Hullabaloo
• Malarkey
• Lollygag
• Skedoodle
• Fiddle-faddle
• Gobbledygook
• Rigmarole
• Hocus-pocus
• Flapdoodle
• Dillydally
• Ballyhoo
• Fuddy-duddy
• Hoopla
• Hootenanny
• Higgledy-piggledy
• Flimflam
• Balderdash
• Fiddlesticks
• Gobbledygook
• Codswallop

Silly and Funny Slang Words with Meanings

• Blatherskite – “a person who talks nonsense”
• Brouhaha – “an overexcited reaction to something”
• Collywobbles – “a feeling of stomach discomfort or nervousness”
• Flapdoodle – “nonsense or foolishness”
• Gobbledygook – “language that is meaningless or difficult to understand”
• Kerfuffle – “a commotion or fuss, typically caused by a trivial matter”
• Lollygag – “to waste time or dawdle”
• Malarkey – “foolish or meaningless talk”
• Skedaddle – “to run away quickly”
• Snollygoster – “a person who is dishonest or unprincipled in politics”

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Conclusion

Some of the commonly used words in the English language are extremely funny sounding ones. However, this doesn’t mean that they have a funny meaning. We have touched on some of the funniest words yet there are many more to be discovered. Doing this is a great exercise for expanding your vocabulary and making your English much more natural sounding.

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Last Updated on March 10, 2023