Can You Guess The Meanings Of These Quirky Words?
Can You Guess The Meanings Of These Quirky Words?
Yes, these are real words!
Yes, these are real words!
English is a funny language that's pretty undisputed, but it has some words that would flummox anyone. Don’t believe us? Just take this quiz and see. We bet you would have heard of some of these gems for the first time, while others are ones we no longer use that much anymore. Oh, and before we forget, these are all actual words. We haven’t made any up!
Do you know the meaning of ‘dowdy’?
A ‘nincompoop’ is a…
If you utter ‘That’s baloney!’, you mean…
If you were ‘bamboozled’, you were…
If your plan was ‘thwarted’, it was…
If John made such a ‘brouhaha’ about his wedding, it means he…
Pick the one that fits best: Those ___ fumes will affect your breathing.
If someone is making a ‘kerfuffle’, they are making…
If I talk a lot of ‘gobbledygook’, I am talking a lot of…
To ‘discombobulate’ someone is to…
Someone who is a real ‘curmudgeon’ is someone who is…
If I am ‘lackadaisical’, I am…
If I look ‘woebegone’, I am most likely feeling…
If I’m ‘lollygagging’, I am…
The noun ‘agelast’ is used to describe…
If Jerry ‘balters’, he….
If I suffer from ‘Dysania’, I…
If I can’t stop ‘cachinnating’, it means I cannot stop…
If something is ‘scrumptious’, it is…
If I am a ‘flibbertigibbet’, I am…
If I am a ‘gobemouche’ I.…
If I got the ‘heebie-jeebies’, I am…
When I call Gerry ‘namby-pamby’, I am basically calling her…