# Fun words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 23, 2001, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169 "2001-10-23T21:59:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169/21 "2001-10-24T16:20:28Z")

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Mukluk

Galoshes

Macadamia

## Gazebo

Ok - some of my own…

aceytlsalacytic acid

oscillation

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**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169/22 "2001-10-24T16:53:19Z")

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Canoe.

Canoe canoe?

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169/23 "2001-10-24T17:02:55Z")

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Guhzpensive.

So expensive it makes you say “Guh.” - like you’ve been punched in the stomach.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-words/89169/24 "2001-10-24T17:30:30Z")

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Platypussary - an enclosure for housing a platypus. I learned this one helping Crunchy Frog expand his horizons. I can’t wait to ask someone “Where were you raised - in a platypussary?”.

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