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Funny Insults
4672. Klutz
A clumsy person (Yiddish). Literally means "a block of wood." I suppose a synonym for that would be "blockhead," a la Charlie Brown.
Funny Words
4673. Spangle
A small, glittering, shiny piece of metal used as a decoration.
To sprinkle or stud with such glittery tiny, bright pieces.
Funny Words
4675. Shlep
To drag ones self along, slouchily or lazily, particularly when performing a duty grudgingly. "He shlepped the heavy box out of the mail truck." See also Yiddish.
Funny Words
4676. Schmaltzy
A Yiddish word meaning "chicken fatty", or "greasy," describes extreme gushing, over-the-top flattery, or corniness. See also Yiddish.
Funny Words
4677. Schtick
A Yiddish word for what a person is known to do, or the M.O. (modus operandi), such as a comedian's schtick that keeps them coming back for more. See also Yiddish.
Funny Animals
4679. Nutria
Sounds like a health product, but it's really a bad-tempered, invasive swamp rodent related to a musk rat.
Funny Animals
4680. Fruit Bats
The largest and only vegetarian bat, it is also known as a flying fox and loves a variety of tiny, sweet bananas called "fruit bat bananas" in the Pacific Islands.