100 Words You Didn’t Know You Needed

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Absquatulate	To leave abruptly.
2.	Argle-bargle	Noisy arguing.
3.	Balderdash	Absurd or nonsensical talk.
4.	Baloney	Nonsense or foolishness.
5.	Bibble	To drink or eat noisily.
6.	Blatherskite	A person who talks at length without making sense.
7.	Bloviate	To speak pompously or at length.
8.	Borborygmus	The sound your stomach makes when hungry.
9.	Brouhaha	Noisy excitement or reaction.
10.	Bumbershoot	Umbrella.
11.	Bumfuzzle	To confuse or fluster.
12.	Cahoots	Secret collaboration.
13.	Cantankerous	Bad-tempered or grumpy.
14.	Cattywampus	Askew or awry.
15.	Codswallop	Nonsense.
16.	Collywobbles	Butterflies in the stomach; nervousness.
17.	Crapulous	Feeling ill due to excessive eating or drinking.
18.	Curmudgeon	A bad-tempered person.
19.	Dillydally	To waste time through indecision.
20.	Discombobulate	To confuse someone.
21.	Donnybrook	A heated argument or fight.
22.	Doohickey	An unnamed gadget or item.
23.	Doozy	Something outstanding or unique.
24.	Doppelgänger	Someone’s exact double.
25.	Dulciloquent	Speaking sweetly or gently.
26.	Firkin	A small wooden cask or container.
27.	Flabbergasted	Shocked or astonished.
28.	Flibbertigibbet	A frivolous or excessively talkative person.
29.	Flummox	To perplex someone greatly.
30.	Folderol	Trivial or nonsensical fuss.
31.	Foofaraw	Excessive fuss or attention.
32.	Fuddy-duddy	A person who is old-fashioned or fussy.
33.	Gallivant	To travel or roam about for pleasure.
34.	Gardyloo	Warning shouted before throwing water from above.
35.	Gazump	To cheat or outbid at the last minute.
36.	Gobbemouche	A credulous or gullible person.
37.	Gobbledygook	Meaningless language or jargon.
38.	Gongoozle	To stare idly at something.
39.	Gubbins	Miscellaneous items.
40.	Higgledy-piggledy	In a confused or disorderly manner.
41.	Hobbledehoy	A clumsy or awkward youth.
42.	Hodgepodge	A confused mixture.
43.	Hornswoggle	To trick or deceive.
44.	Hullabaloo	Loud noise or disturbance.
45.	Impignorate	To pawn or mortgage something.
46.	Jabberwocky	Meaningless or nonsensical talk.
47.	Jackanapes	A cheeky or impertinent person.
48.	Kerfuffle	A commotion or fuss.
49.	Kerplunk	A sound of something heavy falling into water.
50.	Klutz	A clumsy person.
51.	Lackadaisical	Lacking enthusiasm or effort.
52.	Lambent	Softly glowing or flickering.
53.	Lollygag	To spend time aimlessly; idle.
54.	Malarkey	Nonsense; insincere talk.
55.	Mollycoddle	To treat someone indulgently or protectively.
56.	Moxie	Determination or nerve.
57.	Muckety-muck	A self-important person.
58.	Nitwit	A silly or foolish person.
59.	Noggin	A person’s head.
60.	Nudiustertian	The day before yesterday.
61.	Oxter	Armpit.
62.	Pandiculation	Stretching oneself and yawning.
63.	Panjandrum	A person who has or claims to have great authority.
64.	Persnickety	Overly particular about minor details.
65.	Petrichor	The pleasant smell after rain.
66.	Piffle	Trivial nonsense.
67.	Pogonotrophy	The act of cultivating a beard.
68.	Poppycock	Nonsense or foolish talk.
69.	Quire	Two dozen sheets of paper.
70.	Rigmarole	Complicated procedure or nonsense.
71.	Salopettes	Waterproof trousers used in skiing.
72.	Schadenfreude	Pleasure derived from others’ misfortunes.
73.	Scuttlebutt	Rumor or gossip.
74.	Shenanigans	Playful mischief or trickery.
75.	Shilly-shally	To hesitate or be indecisive.
76.	Sialoquent	Spitting excessively when speaking.
77.	Skedaddle	To depart quickly.
78.	Skullduggery	Trickery or deceitful behavior.
79.	Snickersnee	A large knife.
80.	Snollygoster	A clever, unscrupulous person.
81.	Snuggery	A cozy or comfortable place.
82.	Sockdolager	A decisive blow or an exceptional person or thing.
83.	Taradiddle	A trivial lie or nonsense.
84.	Tatterdemalion	A person dressed in ragged clothing.
85.	Thingamajig	Something whose name is forgotten.
86.	Tintinnabulation	The ringing or sounding of bells.
87.	Troglodyte	A person who lives alone, hermit-like.
88.	Ultracrepidarian	One who speaks beyond their knowledge.
89.	Vomitorium	An entrance or exit in a stadium or theater.
90.	Wabbit	Feeling exhausted or slightly unwell.
91.	Whatchamacallit	Something whose name escapes you.
92.	Whippersnapper	A young and inexperienced person.
93.	Whirligig	A toy or device that spins.
94.	Widdershins	Moving counterclockwise.
95.	Winklepicker	Shoe with a sharp, pointed toe.
96.	Woebegone	Looking sad or miserable.
97.	Xertz	To gulp something down quickly and greedily.
98.	Yarborough	A hand of cards containing no card above nine.
99.	Zoanthropy	Delusion of being an animal.
100.	Zonked	Exhausted or extremely tired.