Don’t you just love words? Words can take us on journeys and adventures. They can make us hysterical with laughter or make us cry. When we’re at a loss for words, or when there’s just no apt describer, we sometimes make one up. Often, it’s flash in the pan and gone, but others ‘stick’ and we hear other folks using them. Here’s a list of some of my favorites that have stood the test of time.
Bamboozled
Brouhaha
Canoodle
Cattywampus
Codswallop
Dingleberry
Discombobulated
Doohickey
Flabbergasted
Flibbertigibbet
Flummoxed
Gobsmacked
Kerfuffle
Lollygag
Malarkey
Nincompoop
Persnickety
Poppycock
Pumpernickel
Shenanigans
Skedaddle
Tenterhooks
Thingamajig
Whatchamacallit
Whatnot
Whatsit
Whippersnapper
What are some of your favorite words? How and when do you use them and how do your friends and family receive them? Share some of them with us.
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