A List of Funny Words to Help You Writing Funnier Stories
Some words just make us laugh, even though we might not consciously know why. Try using one of these time-tested terms when it fits.
Some words just make us laugh, even though we might not consciously know why. Try using one of these time-tested terms when it fits.
bamboozled
bazinga
bevy
bifurcate
bilirubin
bobolink
buccaneer
bulgur
bumfuzzle
canoodle
cantankerous
carbuncle
caterwaul
cattywampus
cheeky
conniption
coot
didgeridoo
dingy
doodle
doohickey
eschew
fiddledeedee
finagle
flanker
floozy
fungible
girdle
gobsmacked
grog
gumption
gunky
hitherto
hoi polloi
hornswoggle
hullabaloo
indubitably
janky
kahuna
katydid
kerplunk
kinkajou
knickers
lackadaisical
loopy
manscape
monkey
mugwump
namby-pamby
noggin
pantaloons
passel
persnickety
popinjay
prestidigitation
proctor
rapscallion
rookery
rumpus
scootch
scuttlebutt
shebang
Shih Tzu
smegma
snarky
snuffle
spelunker
spork
sprocket
squeegee
succubus
tater
tuber
tuchis
viper
waddle
walkabout
wasabi
weasel
wenis
whatnot
wombat
wonky
zeitgeist
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Leigh Anne Jasheway is a stress management and humor expert, comedy writer, stand-up comic, and comedy instructor/coach. She has an M.P.H. degree which is either stands for masters of public health or mistress of public humor She consults with organizations on how to use humor to manage stress, change, and conflict, and boost creativity, teamwork and morale. In 2003, she won the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing, has 21 published books and has hosted two radio programs, Women Under the Influence of Laughter, on KOPT AM in Eugene, Oregon and the Giggle Spot, on All Comedy 1450. She also teaches comedy writing and stand-up and is a part-time faculty member at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications. Follow her @lajfun and accidentalcomic.com.
