For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three, funny-sounding words: cattywampus, taradiddle and widdershins.
Merriam-webster.com recently featured these in its list of Top 10 Funny-Sounding & Interesting Words.
Sprinkle these into your next conversations and see how people react.
cattywampus
Pronunciation: [ kat-ee-wom-puhs, kat-uh- ]
Part of speech: Adjective/adverb
Definition: Askew, catty cornered/diagonally.
Language origin: English, chiefly Southern U.S.
taradiddle
Pronunciation: [ tar-uh-did-l ]
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: Small fib or lie; pretentious nonsense.
Language origin: Uncertain
widdershins
Pronunciation: [ (ˈwɪdəˌʃɪnz, Scottish ˈwɪdər-) ]
Part of speech: Adverb
Definition: Counter-clockwise.
Language origin: German
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