Top 10 Weirdest Words

 

Here are ten of the weirdest words in the English language:

1. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - the fear of long words.
2. Defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
3. Flibbertigibbet - a frivolous or flighty person.
4. Lollygag - to spend time aimlessly or to dawdle.
5. Skedaddle - to run away quickly.
6. Widdershins - in a direction contrary to the sun's course (counterclockwise).
7. Snollygoster - a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician.
8. Kerfuffle - a commotion or fuss.
9. Brouhaha - a noisy and overexcited reaction to something.
10. Gobbledygook - language that is confusing and hard to understand.

Bonus word: floccinaucinihilipilification - This 29-letter word is the act of describing something as unimportant, trivial, or worthless. It's a mouthful to pronounce and is rarely used in everyday conversation, but it's certainly one of the more peculiar words in the English language.