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SOME OF THE BEST WORDS EVER

Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:19:06 GMT

I came across this and had a few chuckles .... I remember my grandfather used a couple of these from time to time.

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walkingal — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:26:52 GMT

These are good. Judge Judy uses "kerfuffle" a lot. And I use "discombobulated" from time to time.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:30:40 GMT

Forget my grandfather. I frequently use several of those words. Persnickety and skedaddle in particular.

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KathyM23 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:34:41 GMT

I was ablsolutely gobsmacked by some of these whatchamacallits and we should skedaddle with our shenanigans

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:40:20 GMT

Some of them I do use but not in the same sentence. I have always loved the word gobsmacked.

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Spacrazy — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:41:00 GMT

This is a great post and yes, I'm chuckling a lot... all these words are part of my vocabulary. The only one I'm missing is 'dadgummit'. I'm known to use it often but some family members say I shouldn't because it's a substitute for a cussing phrase?!? I got from my grandpa.

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Sooner — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:55:53 GMT

I am flabbergasted to think that so many nincompoops don't incorporate most of these words into daily conversations instead of the malarkey that a lot of them spout daily.

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on the bay — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:56:49 GMT

I still use a lot of these! Great words that can just describe what you are trying to say in one wonderful word! Or when you can't remember the right word for something these will always do!

I mean for example- doohickey-so good. My grandkids laugh everytime I use it.

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Sakuya — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:00:31 GMT

I use these words.

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JYWilliams — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:09:36 GMT

I was Flabbergasted when that whippersnapper gave me some of those whatchamacallit

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skatting44 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:19:18 GMT

Had to look up Flibbertigibbet

" a frivolous , flighty , or excessively talkative person. "

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cheriere — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:18:04 GMT

@Tinkrbl44

Lol, I use flabbergasted, lollygagging, brouhaha and kerfuffle quite often.😂😂😂

I think we should bring back more of these words! They sure sound better than that malarkey the Gen Z'ers talk.😃❤️

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Zhills — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:40:33 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I still use a lot of these! Great words that can just describe what you are trying to say in one wonderful word! Or when you can't remember the right word for something these will always do!
I mean for example- doohickey-so good. My grandkids laugh everytime I use it.

They laugh because they thought it was a whatchamacall it, not a doohickey!

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vermint — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:45:44 GMT

I use discombobulated, cattywampus, malarky, persnickety and lollygag quite ofent!

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cheriere — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:46:21 GMT

@skatting44 wrote:
Had to look up Flibbertigibbet

" a frivolous , flighty , or excessively talkative person. "

Lol, I'm sure glad you looked it up for us. I didn't know what that one meant either! Thanks for posting the definition.😃❤️

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feline groovy — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:00:06 GMT

I especially like "gobsmacked" - thank you, UK. 8)

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on the bay — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:02:55 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
@on the bay wrote:
I still use a lot of these! Great words that can just describe what you are trying to say in one wonderful word! Or when you can't remember the right word for something these will always do!
I mean for example- doohickey-so good. My grandkids laugh everytime I use it.
They laugh because they thought it was a whatchamacall it, not a doohickey!

@Zhills,

Lol!

But really a whatchamcallit I use when I can't for the life of me think of a word! Doohickey is when something is in it's own right, well, a doohickey lol!

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Poohbear52 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:06:44 GMT

I was flabbergasted that the whippersnapper bamboozled me out of twenty bucks! How dare they do that to me. 🤣 Love these words. I use the word travesty a lot, but it’s not as fun as this list.

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PhilaLady1 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:13:56 GMT

@Tinkrbl44

Fun post! I use most of these words 😁

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AZfem — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:19:29 GMT

The nincompoop over there has me on tenterhooks!

That thingamajig on QVC has me flummoxed.

That young whippersnapper over there is a real flibbertijigibbet. He better skedaddle or he'll cause a big brouhaha.

These are fun! Thanks @Tinkrbl44 ! At least I now know how to spell these words.