{UAH} SILLY SOUNDING WORDS

These words that you won't find in text messages sound a bit silly when spoken.

1. Goggledygook (ɡäbəldē ɡo͞ok). Goobledygook is a word for gibberish, or speaking nonsense. Who speaks the most gobbledygook?

Parents

Kids

Religious leaders

Teachers

Politicians

Turkeys

None of these

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2. Lickety-split (li-kə-tē-ˈsplit). Lickety-split is one of the more familiar silly-sounding words. It means as soon as possible, quickly. Have you ever left a school room lickety-split?

Yes, we were evacuating for an emergency.

Yes, I needed to use the rest room.

Yes, I was not feeling well.

Yes, I was fleeing an embarrassing situation.

Yes, I was in a rush to get to my next class.

Yes, it was my last class of the day, and I wanted to get out of school rapidly.

No

I was home-schooled.

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3. Flibbertigibbet (flibərdēˈjibət). A flibbertigibbet is a silly, irresponsible person. Oddly enough, in Shakespeare's "King Lear", it was the name of one of the demons Edgar claimed was possessing him. Do you recall this devil in "King Lear"?

Yes

I read "King Lear" but don't recall a demon named Flibbertigibbet.

I never read "King Lear".

I never read ANY of Shakespeare's works.

I'm vision-impaired.

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4. Skedaddle[skəˈdad(ə)l]. Skedaddle means to depart quickly, or run away. You could skedaddle lickety-split. The origin of the word is unknown, but it was American Civil War military slang, and was printed in newspapers from 1861. Are you familiar with the word skedaddle?

Yes, I've used it.

Yes, I've read it.

Yes, I've heard it.

Unsure

No

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5. Cockamamie (käkəˌmāmē). Cockamamie is a slang word from the 1920's that grew in popularity in the 1960's. It means ridiculous and implausible. It possibly evolved from the French word décalcomanie, the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals. Did you ever suggest an idea that others shot down as being cockamamie?

No

Unsure

Yes, but they didn't actually use the word cockamamie.

Yes, they literally said my idea was cockamamie.

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