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AMUSING WORDS YOU WON'T BELIEVE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE DICTIONARY

Added on: 28th Jul 2016

 

GUBBINS

Gubbins

Gubbins is basically anything that has little or no value,

in other words, it’s rubbish.

 

 

SNICKERSNEE

Snickersnee

It might sound cute but this is actually a large knife.

 

 

CATTYWAMPUS

Cattywampus

Often used in the Midwest and Southern United States, if

Something is cattywampus then it is not lined up correctly

i.e. it is diagonal. You may recognize similar terms like

catty-corner.

 

 

BUMFUZZLED

Bumfuzzled

It means to be confused or perplexed and used to be very

popular below the Maxon Dixon line in the United States.

 

 

TARADIDDLE

Taradiddle

A taradiddle is essentially a lie or a tall tale.

 

 

FLIBBERTIGIBBET

Flibbertigibbet

This word refers to someone who is silly and talks a lot.

They might be prone to tell taradiddles.

 

 

SIALOQUENT

Sialoquent

An adjective describing someone who sprays saliva while speaking.

 

 

NINCOMPOOP

Nincompoop

Someone who is silly or foolish.

 


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