WORDS: Well isn’t he a snollygoster!

Words such as this might cause me to cachinnate.

Befuddled? Don’t be. A snollygoster is a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician, says the Oxford Dictionary. To cachinnate is to laugh loudly.

Are you feeling crapulous? It means to feel ill from excessive eating or drinking.

Did you wake up with elflock? One who has wavy hair and wakes up with it tangled, as if an elf had tied it, has elflock.

Were you gorgonized by that speaker you just heard? This one makes sense if one thinks of Medusa, the Gorgon, who mesmerizes those who look at her before turning them to stone. To gorgonize is to have a mesmerizing effect on someone.

That man is a cockalorum! Today, we call it short-man syndrome, or a little man with a high opinion.

Those talking heads on television were brabbling over some nonsense. It means they were having a loud argument.

That new reality show is so beef-witted! This word from the 1590s means something stupid.

This word list is absolutely monsterful! It’s wonderful or rather extraordinary.

Callipygian — we hesitate to label anyone (like former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or soccer star David Beckham — or JLo) with this, as this word from the 1640s means to have a beautifully shaped rump.

Quockerwodger is a beautifully weird word that refers to a wooden puppet controlled with strings. We’re not sure how to work this into our vocabulary, but it seems like it needs to be there.

Sluberdegullion is another fun word, this one meaning slovenly. Most of the list came from ExpressWriters.com.