Kerfuffle?
Kerfuffle? Yup. It is a word, it's a fun word even meaning uproar and such. The amazing part is that someone who is known for mangling regular everyday words and tripping over sentences actually used it - correctly! - in a sentence. The sad thing is that probably half of the reporters in the audience had to look it up.
Fun words. If you're at all into fun words check out The Superior Person's Book of Words by Peter Bowler. It is a great little dictionary with all sorts of silly, fun mile-long words.To whit: Nosopoetic meaning "producing disease, unhygienic and/or infected". How to use it in a sentence? Easy!
The next time some obnoxious person proudly shows off some awful and/or over-priced thingy they have purchased simply because they can you could say "Ah, how perfectly nosopoetic!" They will be pleased thinking you've just raved over the whatever and you can be smug knowing you've just told them exactly what you think and they have no clue.
How about Witling? A noun meaning a "mere pretender to wit, a petty smart aleck" Everyone knows someone like this, the person who tries to be funny and/or sarcastic and can't quite pull it off. Feel free to say to them "Wow! You're becoming quite the little witling aren't you?" Again they'll puff up thinking they've been complimented and you'll know the truth.
Go out and buy yourself a pompous dictionary and enjoy!
Fun words. If you're at all into fun words check out The Superior Person's Book of Words by Peter Bowler. It is a great little dictionary with all sorts of silly, fun mile-long words.To whit: Nosopoetic meaning "producing disease, unhygienic and/or infected". How to use it in a sentence? Easy!
The next time some obnoxious person proudly shows off some awful and/or over-priced thingy they have purchased simply because they can you could say "Ah, how perfectly nosopoetic!" They will be pleased thinking you've just raved over the whatever and you can be smug knowing you've just told them exactly what you think and they have no clue.
How about Witling? A noun meaning a "mere pretender to wit, a petty smart aleck" Everyone knows someone like this, the person who tries to be funny and/or sarcastic and can't quite pull it off. Feel free to say to them "Wow! You're becoming quite the little witling aren't you?" Again they'll puff up thinking they've been complimented and you'll know the truth.
Go out and buy yourself a pompous dictionary and enjoy!
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