Fun

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on]

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

picaroon

[pik-uh-roon]

a rogue or a scoundrel

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

maverick

[mav-er-ik]

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

vagarious

[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

lackadaisical

[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

futz

[fuhts]

a fool; simpleton

pummel

[puhm-uhl ]

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

hurtle

[hur-tl]

to rush violently; move with great speed

pompous

[pom-puhs]

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

characterized by long words

saccharine

[sak-er-in]

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

eclectic

[ih-klek-tik ]

selecting or choosing from various sources