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Funny Words

4241. Tuque

A French-Canadian word for a knit hat or beenie. See also Canadian.

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Funny Words

4242. Defenestration

A noun meaning the throwing of a person or thing out a window. See also Violence.

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Funny Foods

4243. Kartoffel

The German word for "potato." Just to illustrate how much funnier this language is than English, consider that "Herr Kartoffelkopf" is German for "Mr. Potato Head." See also Fictional, German.

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Funny Instruments

4244. Didgeridoo Shop

An Australian instrument that, in the wrong hands, sounds like a bumblebee with a hangover.

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Funny Words

4245. Bugle Shop

Plosives and short, open vowels make this word a winner. It's best if you picture it being played by a funny animal, like a llama or a pelican.

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Funny Words

4246. Blunderbuss

A short, wide-barreled musket. In the original Dutch it was donderbus, 'thunder-box', but the name was altered owing to its tendency to explode in peoples' faces. See also Old-Timey, Weapons.

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Funny Words

4247. Caddywampus

The state of being grossly out of alignment, skewed, or uneven. A great Midwestern phrase; make sure to pronounce with a long 'E' for the full effect. See also Slang.

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Funny Words

4248. Higgledy-Piggledy

Askew, without prior planning, or every which way. See also Slang.

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Funny Euphemisms

4249. Smuggling Grapes

What a man wearing a speedo is doing.

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Funny Phrases

4250. Glamour Puss

See also 50's.

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