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Innately funny words

Post 1

Researcher PSG

Hello!
I want to create an entry on innately funny words from around the world. You know, words that are funny without any real reason.
So any suggestions gratefully recieved.smiley - smiley

Researcher PSG

p.s. I will also accept entries at the guide page.smiley - smiley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A579585


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Post 2

Ommigosh

Don't know why, but I find "spiggot" amusing.


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Post 3

Mr. Cogito

I think "pants" and "monkey" are just rather funny for no real reason.


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Post 4

Phryne- 'Best Suppurating Actress'

Buffoon, spoon, balloon (or any word with 'oon' in it), caboose, foolish, gubbins, budgerigar, trousers, knickers/knickerbockers, gripe, fish.


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Post 5

Phryne- 'Best Suppurating Actress'

Buffoon, spoon, balloon (or any word with 'oon' in it), caboose, foolish, gubbins, budgerigar, trousers, knickers/knickerbockers, gripe, fish.
I love you for thinking of this project.


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Post 6

Mr. Cogito

frippery, kibosh, finagle, discombobulate...


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Post 7

Phreako

Any word can sound funny if you think about it a certain way.

Sometimes I will suddenly realize that a simple word like dog will seem funny at the moment.

I don't know why that happens, it just does.

Right now I am laughing at the word bulbsmiley - smiley

I know you probably think I am very strangesmiley - biggrin

But I consider that a commentsmiley - smiley


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Post 8

Phreako

Now that I think of it, innate is a pretty funny word.

Or innately too I guesssmiley - smiley


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Post 9

Wand'rin star

Any (English) word that starts with 'sq' or 'fl', especially if more than two syllables smiley - star


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Post 10

Researcher PSG

Square kind of blows that theory, starts with 'sq' but I can't even smirk at it.

I don't think there are any real rules. Here are 2 more:
palindrome
Tangerine


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Post 11

Researcher PSG

I should have added: they are funny if said correctly.


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Post 12

Orcus

purple
squiggly (if its a real word smiley - silly
foible


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Post 13

Is mise Duncan

"Lugubrious" - can't be said with a straight face. "Phenomenon" because so many people get tongue-tied on it.


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Post 14

Rama - now floating around the world on Her Majesty's Finest

Flange and moist

Always gets a giggle.

Rama


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Post 15

Phreako

Persnickity

(sorry, I don't know if it is spelled correctly or not)


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Post 16

Phreako

gnu

I always found that one to be funnysmiley - smiley


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Post 17

Researcher PSG

Crux always raises a smile.
mastication (to chew food) always raises a laugh, but their could be a reason for that.


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Post 18

Red (and a bit grey) Dog


I always Boomerang was funny (but you have to say it with a Neil from the Young Ones kind of way).

Red


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Post 19

Phreako

pugnacious (don't know if that is spelled correctly)
pervert
paradigm
paragon
parabiosis
parallelepiped


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Post 20

Phreako

gazpacho
robust
rotunda


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