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552. Cocksure
Seems awfully hard to use this word innocently these days. See also Arrogant, Sophomoric.
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554. Perambulator
A british noun for baby carriage, sounds too much like "terminator" to be safe for babies.
Kind sir, might you lend a hand and add a funny word?
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557. Defenestration
A noun meaning the throwing of a person or thing out a window. See also Violence.
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558. Blunderbuss
A short, wide-barreled musket. In the original Dutch it was donderbus, 'thunder-box', but the name was altered owing to its tendency to explode in peoples' faces. See also Old-Timey, Weapons.
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559. Bugle Shop
Plosives and short, open vowels make this word a winner. It's best if you picture it being played by a funny animal, like a llama or a pelican.
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560. Higgledy-Piggledy
Askew, without prior planning, or every which way. See also Slang.