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Paultx Posted 19 years ago
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Funny English words

My second reaction when I first read them was to think they came from other languages and were adopted by English speakers. My first reaction was find them very very funny...

Aardvark
Ajar
Akimbo
Canvas
Conundrum
Galore
Jamboree
Kimbo
Kudos
Pizzazz
Queue
Shampoo
Snafu
Woo

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You are right in your reaction , some of these words do come from other languages or from Old English which comes from old Germanic language: Aardvark (from Afrikaans - Middle Dutch - Indo-European roots) Ajar (from Old English) Akimbo (Middle English) Canvas (from Old French and from Medieval Latin ) Conundrum (origin unknown) Galore (from Old Irish) Jamboree (origin unknown) Kudos (from Greek) Pizzazz (origin unknown) Queue (from Old French from Latin) Shampoo (from Hindi) Woo (Old English)

— Egyptian Dream

  • You are right in your reaction , some of these words do come from other languages or from Old English which comes from old Germanic language: Aardvark (from Afrikaans - Middle Dutch - Indo-European roots) Ajar (from Old English) Akimbo (Middle English) Canvas (from Old French and from Medieval Latin ) Conundrum (origin unknown) Galore (from Old Irish) Jamboree (origin unknown) Kudos (from Greek) Pizzazz (origin unknown) Queue (from Old French from Latin) Shampoo (from Hindi) Woo (Old English)
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You are right in your reaction Emotion: smile, some of these words do come from other languages or from Old English which co
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here's one : bungee Emotion: big smile
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what's the meaning of those words ?
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hi, friends, There is someword I know
Egyptian DreamYou are right in your reaction Emotion: smile,
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Aardvark - a type of animal with a long snout, from Africa, eats ants. Looks like a small kangaroo crossed with a pig
Ajar - a door that is open a little bit
Akimbo - having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward (I had to look it up, I never use this word!)
Canvas - a type of thick, rough fabric. Used for shoes, backpacks, tents
Conundrum - a situation in which it's di
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funniest word is definetely lozinge.
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do not think there is such a word as lozinge
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