...in a word

This is an entry of words. Out of the ordinary but rather marvelous words. Like shenanigans, twaddle & highfalutin. They make my vocabulary happy:)

Haberdashery: a men's shop or the goods kept there

Munchkin: a small person; an undersized person or a child

Swanky: elegant; stylish; chic

Highfalutin: pompous; haughty

Shenanigans: mischief; prankishness

Balderdash: senseless and illogical talk

Tomfoolery: foolish or silly behavior; horseplay

Swell: first rate; fine

Marvelous: to cause wonder; admiration

Twaddle: feeble, silly or tedious talk or writing

Bombastic: high-sounding, inflated, pretentious 

Blustery: stormy; windy


Cantankerous: pugnacious; belligerent

 

Did you know that pulchritudinous means beautiful? I'd never even heard of the word until I stumbled upon it... much less ever imagine what it means! {Origin: 1910-15, Americanism; }

{Definitions pulled from the dictionary}