Fun
prestidigitation
[pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuhn]
sleight of hand; legerdemain
antic
[an-tik]
a playful trick or prank; caper
divagate
[dahy-vuh-geyt]
to wander; stray
dunce
[duhns]
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt
fussbudget
[fuhs-buhj-it]
a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person
frisson
[free-sohn]
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill
kerfuffle
[kər-ˈfə-fəl]
a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict
quibble
[kwib-uhl ]
an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue
jocular
[jok-yuh-ler]
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious
sprite
[sprahyt]
(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin
wheedle
[weed-l]
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts
bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing
vagarious
[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]
erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction
gargantuan
[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]
gigantic; enormous; colossal
frolic
[frol-ik]
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp
bombastic
[bom-bas-tik]
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious
adulate
[aj-uh-leyt]
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely
discombobulated
[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid]
confused, disconcerted, or upset
yuppie
[yuhp-ee]
a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle
agog
[uh-gog]
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
vivify
[viv-uh-fahy]
to give life to; animate; quicken
jubilee
[joo-buh-lee]
the celebration of any certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee), fiftieth (golden jubilee), or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
piggyback
[pig-ee-bak]
to attach or ally to as or as if part of the same thing
yahoo
[yah-hoo]
a boorish, crass, or stupid person