She won’t eat her dinner if two of the foods on the plate are touching each other.” flummoxed / befuddled (adj.) Ĭompletely confused. – “Eric finagled an extra day off from work by telling his boss it was an religious holiday – even though he’s not religious at all!” finicky (adj.) ĭescribes a person who is very particular and specific in what they want, and doesn’t accept things that aren’t exactly the way they want. To get something by indirect (and maybe tricky) methods.
– “The banquet hall was festooned with chains of red and white flowers.” finagle (v.)
– “He made a feeble attempt to defend himself, but everyone knew he was guilty.” festooned (adj.) ĭecorated. Can be used for physical or non-physical weakness. – “I was flabbergasted when I heard that John and Debbie were going to get divorced – they had seemed like such a happy couple!” feeble (adj.) The truth has finally come out about the political scandal – and it’s a doozy.ĭumbfounded (adj.) / flabbergasted (adj.) Īstonished ( very surprised) to the point that it’s difficult to speak.The whole season was great, but the last episode was a doozy.Something extraordinary (usually in a good way, but could be in a bad way as well): Very confused and disorganized – “I was so discombobulated this morning that I put my car keys in the refrigerator!” dollop (n.) Ī quantity of a liquid or soft substance – “The apple pie was served with a dollop of ice cream on top.”
#FUNNY OBSCURE WORDS FULL#
blubber (n.) and (v.) Īs a noun, blubber refers to the thick layer of fat on whales and other marine animals – although some people also use it to refer to human body fat (especially if the person has a lot of fat!) As a verb, blubber means to cry noisily: “My five-year-old son was blubbering for hours after I took away his video game.” debauchery (n.) Įxtreme sensual pleasure (usually involving sex and/or alcohol) – “That film is full of debauchery it’s definitely not appropriate for children.” discombobulated (adj.) Vocabulary Builder CourseWant to learn some silly-sounding words in English? Here’s a list of words that are fun to say out loud! Listen and repeat to practice pronunciation of these funny-sounding English words.
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