h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I find oxymoron funny word

is that moron that is oxydised?

I hope spelled oxydised., because that is funny word too.

Leery

1. wary; suspicious (usually fol. by of ): Example: I'm leery of his financial advice.
2. Archaic. knowing; alert.
3. leer

Rama

*Welcome to Dictionary Corner*

I'm going to be turned into an american at this rate!

Mon'

That's the English definition and I'm not American.

Rama

Ok I'll let you off then, but only this once!

Mon'

And you're useful.
Sausage
Gombroon
Squeeze
Shack

Gombroon - 1. a type of Persian pottery ware.

New one on me.

Rama

*Becoming a bit Call My Bluff in here*

Gombroon, it's a type of Persion pottery, or it's a small dog with only 3 legs, or it's a wind instrument used by monks in Outer Mongolia. Frank?

You are indeed a useful person- I'd forgotten what it meant. I thought it had something to do with The Body.
How about tosheroon?
Maureen is a funny name.

Tosheroon - you been reading too much Pratchett. In Anhk-Morporkian it's a ball of mud which within it holds something of value, i.e. coins, gold teeth, etc.

It's not in any dictionary I've looked through

Rama

Tosheroon - it's a brown cat with 3 legs, it's a spoon used during a Coronation or it's a ball of mud with coins in it, Sandi?

Yeay another Pratchett fan!

Mon'

Undoubtably,

Tosheroon - Book: The Truth

Used in the speech by the King of the Golden River when talking to William De Worde.

Wahoonie always get a giggle as does gimlets

Wahoonie, it's a dance performed by Lebanese Lepers, it's a large smelly fruit, or it's a small type of haddock found only in Swindon. Monique?

I think Vogon is a pretty funny word

Plunge
Absorbent
Kumquat
horizontal
Aubergine

as in..don't you dare plunge into my absorbent Kumquat until you're horizontal and have eaten an Aubergine

This gets said all the time

Wahoonie, funny smelling vegetable!

Mon'

we could always get into some algonquin words....

wigwam
waquoit
penobscot
nantucket
massasoit
Mattapoisett
Nahant

(i'm not totally sure on all of these)

kerplunk

and please don't forget

ablution
beluga
connubial
dabchick
ellipsiod
fibula
grammarian and gnu
hippopotamus
ingot
jumbo
koppie
limpet
mutton
noddy
obelisk
pepsin
quark
ruminant
sassafras
toddle
umbelliferous
vermillion
waddle
yonks
zillions of them!

mutton... ha!

anachronism

glutton
glucose
flank
flab