23 words you can’t say out loud without giggling

Some things in life are just inherently funny - dogs in sunglasses, farting, that kind of thing. You can't help but laugh, even when you know it's lowbrow, crass or just downright stupid.

Words are no exception. There are some words that, regardless of their definition, just sound hilarious, so we rounded a few of them up for you! They say the beauty of English is the power of expression, I reckon it's because once upon a time people legitimately referred to stomach pain as 'collywobbles'.

1. Kumquat

   
   
   

   
   

   noun
   An orange-like fruit related to the citruses, with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp.
2. Chimichanga

   
   
   

   
   

   noun
   A tortilla rolled round a savoury filling and deep-fried.
3. Poppycock

   
   
   

   
   

   noun
   Nonsense.
4. Discombobulate

   
   
   

   
   

   verb
   To disconcert or confuse.
5.  Moist

   
   
   

   
   

   adjective
   Slightly wet.
6.  Rambunctious

   adjective
   

   Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.
7.  Canoodle

   verb
   

   Kiss and cuddle amorously.
8. Crapulence

   
   
   

   
   

   noun
   Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.
9. Hootenanny

   
   
   

   
   

   noun
   An informal gathering with folk music.
10.  Cantankerous

    
    
    

    
    

    adjective
    Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
11. Ballyhoo
    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    Extravagant publicity or fuss.
12. Boob

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    An embarrassing mistake. Also, mammaries.
13. Cuckold

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    The husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision.
14. Shenanigans

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.
15. Collywobbles

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    Stomach pain or queasiness.
16. Gubbins

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    Miscellaneous items; paraphernalia.
17. Diphthong

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another (as in coin, loud, and side ).
18. Snicket

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    A narrow passage between houses; an alleyway.
19.  Crotchet

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    A note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve or half a minim, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem.
20. Goombah
    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    An associate or accomplice, especially a senior member of a criminal gang.
21. Thingamajig

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    A person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention.
22.  Dirk

    
    
    

    
    

    noun
    A short dagger of a kind formerly carried by Scottish Highlanders.
23.  Brouhaha

    
    
    

    noun
    A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.