Fun

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

saccharine

[sak-er-in]

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

pinochle

[pee-nuhk-uhl]

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

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

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

hobnob

[hob-nob]

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

pompous

[pom-puhs]

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen]

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

lackadaisical

[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

sesquipedalian

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

characterized by long words

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

vagarious

[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

spellbinding

[spel-bahynd-ing]

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating