Abibliophobia- The fear of running out of reading material.
Absquatulate - To leave or abscond with something.
Allegator- Some who alleges.
Anencephalous- Lacking a brain.
Argle-bargle - A loud row or quarrel.
Batrachomyomachy- Making a mountain out of a molehill.
Billingsgate- Loud, raucous profanity.
Bloviate- To speak pompously or brag.
Blunderbuss- A gun with a flared muzzle or disorganized
activity.
Borborygm-A rumbling of the stomach.
Boustrophedon-A back and forth pattern.
Bowyang-A strap that holds the pants legs in place.
Brouhaha- An uproar.
Bumbershoot- An umbrella.
Callipygian- Having an attractive rear end or nice buns.
Canoodle- To hug and kiss.
Cantankerous- Testy, grumpy.
Catercornered Diagonal(ly).
Cockalorum- A small, haughty man.
Cockamamie- Absurd, outlandish.
Codswallop- Nonsense, balderdash.
Collop- A slice of meat or fold of flab.
Collywobbles- Butterflies in the stomach.
Comeuppance- Just reward, just deserts.
Crapulence- Discomfort from eating or drinking too much.
Crudivore- An eater of raw food.
Discombobulate- To confuse.
Donnybrook- An melee, a riot.
Doozy- Something really great.
Dudgeon- A bad mood, a huff.
Ecdysiast- An exotic dancer, a stripper.
Eructation- A burp, belch.
Fard- Face-paint, makeup.
Fartlek- An athletic training regime.
Fatuous- Unconsciously foolish.
Filibuster- Refusal to give up the floor in a debate to prevent a vote.
Firkin- A quarter barrel or small cask.
Flibbertigibbet- Nonsense, balderdash.
Flummox- To exasperate.
Folderol- Nonsense.
Formication- The sense of ants crawling on your skin.
Fuddy-duddy- An old-fashioned, mild-mannered person.
Furbelow- A fringe or ruffle.
Furphy- A portable water container.
Gaberlunzie- A wandering beggar.
Gardyloo- A warning shouted before throwing water from
above.
Gastromancy- Telling fortune from the rumblings of the
stomach.
Gazump- To buy something already promised to someone
else.
Gobbledygook- Nonsense, balderdash.
Gobemouche- A highly gullible person.
Godwottery- Nonsense, balderdash.
Gongoozle- To stare at, kibitz.
Gonzo Far-out journalism.
Goombah- An older friend who protects you.
Hemidemisemiquaver- A musical timing of 1/64.
Hobbledehoy- An awkward or ill-mannered young boy.
Hocus-pocus- Deceitful sleight of hand.
Hoosegow- A jail or prison.
Hootenanny- A country or folk music get-together.
Jackanapes- A rapscallion, hooligan.
Kerfuffle- Nonsense, balderdash.
Klutz- An awkward, stupid person.
La-di-da- An interjection indicating that something is
pretentious.
Lagopodous- Like a rabbit's foot.
Lickety-split- As fast as possible.
Lickspittle- A servile person, a toady.
Logorrhea- Loquaciousness, talkativeness.
Lollygag- To move slowly, fall behind.
Malarkey- Nonsense, balderdash.
Maverick- A loner, someone outside the box.
Mollycoddle- To treat too leniently.
Mugwump- An independent politician who does not follow
any party.
Mumpsimus- An outdated and unreasonable position on an
issue.
Namby-pamby- Weak, with no backbone.
Nincompoop- A foolish person.
Oocephalus- An egghead.
Ornery- Mean, nasty, grumpy.
Pandiculation- A full body stretch.
Panjandrum- Someone who thinks himself high and mighty.
Pettifogger- A person who tries to befuddle others with his
speech.
Pratfall- A fall on one's rear.
Quean- A disreputable woman.
Rambunctious- Aggressive, hard to control.
Ranivorous- Frog-eating
Rigmarole Nonsense, unnecessary complexity.
Shenanigan- A prank, mischief.
Sialoquent- Spitting while speaking.
Skedaddle- To hurry somewhere.
Skullduggery- No good, underhanded dealing.
Slangwhanger- A loud abusive speaker or obnoxious writer.
Smellfungus- A perpetual pessimist.
Snickersnee- A long knife.
Snollygoster- A person who can't be trusted.
Snool- A servile person.
Tatterdemalion- A child in rags.
Troglodyte- Someone or something that lives in a cave.
Turdiform- Having the form of a lark.
Unremacadamized- Having not been repaved with macadam.
Vomitory- An exit or outlet.
Wabbit- Exhausted, tired, worn out.
Widdershins- In a contrary or counterclockwise direction.
Yahoo- A rube, a country bumpkin.
@- The "at" sign.
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