Fun

picaroon

[pik-uh-roon]

a rogue or a scoundrel

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

pummel

[puhm-uhl ]

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

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"

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

sesquipedalian

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

characterized by long words

futz

[fuhts]

a fool; simpleton

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

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

pompous

[pom-puhs]

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen]

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

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

hurtle

[hur-tl]

to rush violently; move with great speed

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism