Funny Sounding Words & Their Hysterical Categorematics

Hello and welcome to another one of my posts called Funny Sounding Words & Their Hysterical Categorematics (meaning a word or symbol having an independent meaning apart from the context of other words or symbols.) I hope that works in that context. Anyway…This note is dedicated to those words that are fun to say and including their humorous definitions.

I wish to stress to you that this note will be extremely useful to you someday. Especially, when you find yourself lost for words or on a game show answering the million dollar question. So don’t take this post lightly because you don’t want to become stupider after reading this. Obviously, that all depends on you and if you take these words seriously or not. So pay attention!!! Here it goes.

callipygian
adj.
having beautifully proportioned buttocks. Example: Parker has callipygian buttocks. Hey thanks!!!!!

nubbin
n.

1. a small imperfect ear of corn or an undeveloped fruit. My favorite usage: 2: a small lump or stub. (Example: Excuse me can you see if I have a nubbin on my “callipygian” buttocks?)

smock
n.
a loose, lightweight over garment worn to protect the clothing while working. (I love saying this word. It’s a little addicting. Smock, Smock, Smock. Excuse me doc, could you hand me my smock? )

kumquat
n.

a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp. (a weird fruit, with an unpleasant smell.)

oology
n.
the study of birds’ eggs. (This is my dream job just because of the name.)

eulogy
n.
a speech or writing in praise or honor of a deceased person. (I love the way Zoolander makes mention of this word in his movie.)

lederhosen
pl. noun
leather shorts, usually with suspenders, worn in Germany. (I want a pair so bad!!)

sesquipedalian
n.
1. A long word. 2. the use of long words that are long and ponderous; polysyllabic. (Pretty much this whole note is about long words you might use once every life time.)

antidisestablishmentarianism
n.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, especially the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. (The biggest word I use at least on a yearly basis.)

fart
n.
a flatus expelled through the anus (just saying this makes me laugh)

flatus
n.
intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.

flatulence [flach-uh-luhnt]
adj.
attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
(I prefer using this because you sound so smart after a fart or flatulate.)

fricative
n.
(a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract. The use of such words including (th), (v), (f), and (h) are fricatives. The word “frick” is actually a fricative. Fricatives are also called spirants.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
n.
This is supposedly the longest word in a dictionary. It’s an artificial word said to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. (Don’t worry you will never use this in English. Unless you’re a Doctor, then you should be worried.)

defenestrate
n.
to throw something out of a window. (Finally!!! A word I can use to throw stuff out a window. I’m going to use this everyday now.)

ululate
n.
to utter howling sounds, shrill, wordless lamentation; wail to lament loudly. Example: (Hoot like an owl.) Hoot, Hoot, Hoot, Hoot, Hoot let the owls out? That is a great example of ululate.

smarmy
adj.
(This is not a small army) It is to be excessively flattering, ingratiating or servile.

schlemiel
n.
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
(*See next word below for example.)

schemozzle
n.
a confused situation or affair; a mess.
Parker’s most favorite example using schlemiel and schemozzle together: I am a schlemiel in a schemozzle. Hahhahahah. That is the story of my life.

Note: This is a Yiddish saying. Yiddish is a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe by many Jews.

behoove
n.
to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage.
(It would behoove me if you keep reading)

Bangkok
n.
a seaport in and the capital of Thailand.
(This is fun to say and to sing with They Might Be Giants.)

goulash
n.
a Hungarian beef stew made from meat from a calf and vegetables.
(Sounds like poop. Hey, speaking of poop. The next word is poop.)

poop
n.
to defecate.

skirmish
n.

Any brisk conflict or encounter. Say this at your next fist fight. “Hey, buddy do you want a skirmish?”

cackle
n.
To laugh in a shrill or broken manner.
(I cackle when I say these words.)

spelunking
n.
to explore caves as a hobby.
(This is my dream hobby.)

Lake Titicaca
n.
a lake on the boundary between Peru and Bolivia, in the Andes: the second largest lake in South America; the highest large lake in the world. It’s 3200 sq. mi. and 12,508 ft. above sea level. (You must say it loud and proud like this, Lake Titicaca!!!!)

persnickety
n.
snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob or requiring painstaking care.
(A fancy way of saying you are a snob.)

probono
n.
something done or donated without charge (A cool way to say you are doing service.)

humuhumunukunukuapua’a
n.
a type triggerfish meaning a “fish with a pig-like short snout”. It is often claimed, the longest fish name in Hawaiian. The name of the fish is actually longer than the fish. Hhahhahah.

BRIEF HISTORY: Due to an expiration of a Hawaiian state law, the trigger fish ceased to be the state fish of Hawaii in 1990. On April 17, 2006, a bill was presented to the Governor of Hawaii which permanently reinstated the reef triggerfish (humuhumunukunukuapua’a) as the state fish of Hawaii. The bill passed into law on May 2, 2006 and was effective upon its approval.
(Just think how awesome it would be if they made humuhumunukunukuapua’a into a holiday. It would be a long Holiday )

plethora
n.
excess; overabundance (Thanks three amigos)

discombobulated
n.
to confuse; upset; frustrate (Sums up the way I feel about school)

[Applause] Well that’s it. Nothing great [Applause]. No [Applause] needed. No really [Applause]. Okay, well, this did take forever [Applause] to put together. So [Applause]. Really do… [Applause]. HAHhhahah I am a dork [Applause].

Do me a favor and write a message below to add to my list of words. It would be very smarmy of you to do this probono in my given schemozzle.

Before I end I would like to award a thousand bonus points to anyone who reads this whole note. You deserve a pat on the back and golden star. Oh and a million bonus points to anyone who can use all these words logically in a paragraph. You deserve a life and a friend.