The Funny Word Thread

[ghall]

So what words (in any language) do you think are funny? Have you ever laughed out when hearing that word?

For me, I would have to say 'bosom', even without it's definition, I find the word hilarious. Today, my teacher was reading something with the word 'bosom', and when he said it I almost choked trying to keep myself from laughing.

[Markleshark]

I fear this thread won't last very long, but FWIW I like 'Bungalow'

[Jaffa Cake]

It isn't really a laugh out loud kind of thing, but I really think the word 'titivate' has tremendous comic potential. :)

[OwlsAndApples]

discombobulated :D

now that's a funny sounding word.

[Rhosfelt]

my psyc professor says "bananer" instead of "banana"

haha she is a crazy aussie :)

sorry to all Australians, but that word cracked me up. :P

[shecky]

inconceivable!

[Daveman Deluxe]

I've always thought that soutien-gorge (French for brassière) was pretty funny. The French académie has such a strong desire to re-use old words rather than invent new ones, and this particular example has always struck me as funny. Soutien-gorge literally means "breast support".

[nickster9224]

excaerbate. sounds dirty. or at least it did 3 years ago in 8th grade. orrrrr kattywompus, damn teacher uses that word all the time.

[Brianstorm91]

"Les semblables", meaning "[and] the like" in french :D

[mactastic]

Muckluck.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

[skunk]

Floccinaucinihilipilification.

[Jaffa Cake]

Floccinaucinihilipilification.That's a pretty worthless contribution, to be honest. ;)

[skunk]

Definitively so.

[valdore]

The most hilarious words I know of probably wouldn't make it through this forum's cuss filter.

[Stampyhead]

When I was a kid I thought 'Titicaca' (as in the lake in Peru) was a pretty hilarious word. Life was simpler then:
Private body part + bodily excrement = funny

[r.j.s]

Someone already said it, but definitely Mukluk or maybe Kerfuffle

[iToaster]

Well, better get it over with: weenis. But truth be told, I think elope is a fun word.

[twistedlegato]

Pelvis:D

[valdore]

Addlepated.

[hayduke]

inconceivable!

You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Princess-Bride (http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Princess-Bride,-The.html)

[MrSmith]

Thanks to Stephen Fry, the word 'crevice' does it for me. :D:D There I go...

[OdduWon]

Titillate

[iAlan]

From this post forward, could those posting their funniest words also provide a definition! You guys are too smart for me :D

There are a heap of Japanese words I find amusing due to the pronunciation but one of my favorites is 'Futakatamagawa' - a location just outside Tokyo

I also like the English word 'Dodecahedron' - a twelve-sided shape

[shecky]

You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Princess-Bride (http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Princess-Bride,-The.html)

thank god someone finally returned my serve.

[r1ch4rd]

Pontificate (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Apontificate+&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1)

[skunk]

Pontificate (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Apontificate+&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1)What it actually means, of course, is to build a bridge.

Or, alternatively, to speak in the manner of a Pontiff (the alleged "bridgemaker" between Man and God), confident in your own infallibility.

[r1ch4rd]

What it actually means, of course, is to build a bridge.

Or, alternatively, to speak in the manner of a Pontiff (the alleged "bridgemaker" between Man and God), confident in your own infallibility.

Well, of course :D

[Much Ado]

Sesquipedalian.

[ErikCLDR]

polypeptide

strumpet

discombobulate

[Chanel]

Kumquat, Floozy, Masticate... and my favourite:

Lisp, when pronounced by someone with one.

[Kashchei]

Try using the word "pianist" in a lecture to undergraduates and you'll get laughs. This is more a reflection on the audience than on the inherent humor in this word

[iSaint]

I use way too many big words when teaching my 11th graders. :rolleyes:

A favorite is run-amuck. Creates such a picture of chaos! :p

[hayduke]

Thank goodness someone had the good sense to report some of the postings. Good god. I could hardly sleep last night. I just checked back to report them myself.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Pontificate (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Apontificate+&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1)

Did you watch the Futurama movie recently? Nibbler speaks of that as one of his special talents. :)

[Rhosfelt]

another one:

scuba... go on say it a couple of times out loud.

[klymr]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Longest word in a major dictionary (English).


Floccinaucinihilipilification.

Longest non-technical word (English).

[contoursvt]

I always laugh a little at the word rhubarb...not sure why.

[skunk]

A favorite is run-amuck. Creates such a picture of chaos! :pIt's "run amok", and it's one of the very few Malay words in the English language.

[MrSmith]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Longest word in a major dictionary (English).

Floccinaucinihilipilification.
Longest non-technical word (English).


Onomatomania: an obsession with words... ;)

[iSaint]

It's "run amok", and it's one of the very few Malay words in the English language.

You are correct, sir! :)

[craig1410]

How about "Rumpus"

Def. "the act of making a noisy disturbance"

[Abstract]

biatch.

[ghall]

I just remembered another one:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

The fear of long words. :D

[Macintosh001]

Funny words..hmmm:rolleyes:I can think of Pelusa which is like fluff.You can divide the word like this pel-U.S.A and it means hair from the U.S.A!Is not really funny now but it had its funny thing back in the past

[Macintosh001]

In English fussy sounds funny

[Mal]

Fuddruckers.

It's a restaurant, so perhaps shouldn't be considered a real word in the English language, but I find it quite amusing.

jW

[heehee]

Boobies. :D

[Schtumple]

adding "sch" to any word...

[gauchogolfer]

ointment

[mrwizardno2]

Boobies. :D

Hehehehe. Now THAT is a funny word!

[teleromeo]

hottentottententententoonstellingstent

[millar876]

how about...

Wankel!

as in the type of engine found in a mazdz RX8
Wankel wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine)

[Macintosh001]

How about Twinkie Winkie..As for the teletubbie found in the show "teletubbies"

(No Offense I don't even know what a teletubbie is...just spanish humor)

[imac/cheese]

onomatopœia

[Abstract]

mangina

[mpw]

Feltch

[Cassie]

Woody.

We're studying plants in biology, and our class is perverted.

[eric55lv]

fkldngjklngjkfdngjkfnjgkdnfjkgnjk jgnjkgndjgnjkdfgnjkd i just typed randomly

[chris200x9]

burgle and munitions :D

[MrSmith]

Feltch

Woody.

Down down down...

Death, taxes and the downward spiral of MR threads. :D

[Tom B.]

Come on, I'm sure there's loads more funny words yet!

Here's some biology themed words:

Haemoglobin (He-mah-glow-bin)

Phagocyte (Fag-oh-site)

Foetus (Feet-uhs)

Golgi (Goal-gee)

[iBlue]

Wiener.

Farts.

Turds.


(yes I am a 10 year old boy)

Not so much 'funny' but one of my favourite words ever is: cantankerous. Don't ask me why either, damn it.

:D

[MrSmith]

Here's some biology themed words:

You forgot:

epididymis (e-pi-di-di-mis)
glans (bell-end)

Really, it's a whole genre of giggles. :D

[sebascrub]

Puke! Hey, that's a pretty funny word.

[Muzzway]

Blieb.

[Martin C]

I'm going to have to go with tarradiddle.

[user13]

chavibetol=)

[Xfujinon]

Crumpet
Frump
Sprinkle
Verklempt
Poopsies (a store I saw in Galena, Illinois...no foolin'!)
Habberdashery
Polyploid
Fustigate
Kelp
Dung

[user13]

Szlygin-Frumkin isotherm

[Plymouthbreezer]

Avuncular.

Reminds me of an aardvark or llama or something.

[Maldini]

Fuddruckers.



My friend pronounce it 'Foodruckers' LMAO