Funny words

[bandit957]

Negatives with no positive:

Dismantle
Demolish
Disgruntle

I guess if something is built instead of demolished, it's "molished". For instance, "They just molished a new building up the street."

[empirestate]

Negatives with no positive:

Dismantle
Demolish
Disgruntle

I guess if something is built instead of demolished, it's "molished". For instance, "They just molished a new building up the street."

I'm very gruntled that you pointed this out!


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[national highway 1]

Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis- an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

[route17fan]

Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis- an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

I learned that one when I was in fifth grade! That's a classic! 

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I really like the German words for a freeway interchange: autobahnkreuz and autobahndreieck (The later is used when there are only three legs). I also find amusing the Dutch equivalent knooppunt (Literally knot-point).

[jakeroot]

I really like the German words for a freeway interchange: autobahnkreuz and autobahndreieck (The later is used when there are only three legs). I also find amusing the Dutch equivalent knooppunt (Literally knot-point).

There's always the German equivalent of "exit": ausfahrt.

[Big John]

Negatives with no positive:

Dismantle
Demolish
Disgruntle

or a near miss in discombobulated

[Zeffy]

I really like the German words for a freeway interchange: autobahnkreuz and autobahndreieck (The later is used when there are only three legs). I also find amusing the Dutch equivalent knooppunt (Literally knot-point).

There's always the German equivalent of "exit": ausfahrt.

To this day, I will never forget the countless snickering of everyone in the class when they had to use fahrt. Not that fährt was any better, but I personally could not say it without laughing. And when I started laughing - everyone did, including the teacher.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

There's always the German equivalent of "exit": ausfahrt.

Thanks for remind me about the largest city in Germany . It's exactly the opposite of Bielefeld.

[bandit957]

Other funny words include 'luncheon' and 'forfeit'.

[roadman65]

Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis- an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

Is that the one word that Alice asked Ralph to spell on the classic Honeymooners when Ralph thought he would win 99K for being an expert at songs?

[Pete from Boston]

Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis- an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

Is that the one word that Alice asked Ralph to spell on the classic Honeymooners when Ralph thought he would win 99K for being an expert at songs?

Did you bring this up because of the opening line of "Old Folks at Home" in the other thread?  I can't think of that line without finishing Norton's piano warm-up in my mind.

[bandit957]

And there are few words funnier than 'postpone'.

[J Route Z]

I have to say bubble or bubbly are always funny to say.

[bandit957]

I have to say bubble or bubbly are always funny to say.

The phrase 'bubble gum' is funny because it has a funny ring to it. It even looks funny in print, at least in lowercase. The way the 'e' and the 'g' are facing each other is funny, and the 'g' even appears to be laughing.

[bugo]

Words with two L's in the middle like mullet, ballad, and dollar are always funny.

[hotdogPi]

Words with two L's in the middle like mullet, ballad, and dollar are always funny.

Even better, put it at the beginning (llama).

[Molandfreak]

I really like the German words for a freeway interchange: autobahnkreuz and autobahndreieck (The later is used when there are only three legs). I also find amusing the Dutch equivalent knooppunt (Literally knot-point).

There's always the German equivalent of "exit": ausfahrt.

To this day, I will never forget the countless snickering of everyone in the class when they had to use fahrt. Not that fährt was any better, but I personally could not say it without laughing. And when I started laughing - everyone did, including the teacher.

[empirestate]

Chumble spuzz.


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[Takumi]

Gazebo

[bandit957]

I have to say bubble or bubbly are always funny to say.

The phrase 'bubble gum' is funny because it has a funny ring to it. It even looks funny in print, at least in lowercase. The way the 'e' and the 'g' are facing each other is funny, and the 'g' even appears to be laughing.

This also brings to mind the funniest possible sentence in the entire English language.

Are you ready for it? Here it comes...

"The bubble gum got ruined."

[bugo]

I have to say bubble or bubbly are always funny to say.

The phrase 'bubble gum' is funny because it has a funny ring to it. It even looks funny in print, at least in lowercase. The way the 'e' and the 'g' are facing each other is funny, and the 'g' even appears to be laughing.

This also brings to mind the funniest possible sentence in the entire English language.

Are you ready for it? Here it comes...

"The bubble gum got ruined."

"The bubble gum got ruined because some vivvlyvoover pooed on it."

[national highway 1]

Triskaidekaphobia - fear of the number 13.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - fear of the number 666.

[national highway 1]

Skeuomorph - a physical ornament or design on an object made to resemble another material or technique. e.g. the design used by Apple's iOS before iOS 7.

[empirestate]

Awkward.


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