Friday, June 18, 2010

weird words friday!!

(above: On being an octopuss by holgaguy on flickr)
If you have a word that you think is weird or strange comment and I'll use it for the next weird words Friday post!!

  1. Zenzizenzizenzic- The 8th power of a number
  2. Snollygoster- A shrewd, unprincipled, person, especially a politician  ex. "why do politicians have to be such snollygosters??"
  3. Dactyonomy- The art of counting fingers  I don't have an example for this strange word
  4. Interrobang- A question mark and a exclamation mark combined  ex. "?! Is an Interrobang"
  5. Onychophagist- A person who bites their nails  I also don't have an example for this word
  6. Jobbernowl- A blockhead       ex. "Julia stop being such a jobbernowl!"                                                                
  7. Kerfuffle- A fuss or commotion  ex. "there was quite a  kerfuffle at Eloise's 6th birthday"
  8. Shickersnee- A big knife  ex. "Indira please stop swinging that shickersnee around before you kill someone!"
  9. Squabash- A put down, crushing defeat  ex.  "Louisa felt squabashed when she lost the singing contest"
  10. Zizany- A harmful weed  ex. "Margret! don't eat that zizany plant, It could kill you!!!"

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