Flibbertigibbet
If you were known as a flibbertigibbet, it meant you were "a nosy, gossipy sort."
Foozle
You'd probably hear this one coming out of the home of an old married couple. "Ye olde foozle, ye forgot to lock the door again!" The word foozle means "a conservative, out-of-date person, especially an old man; dodo, fogy." Fair enough. You can also use this word to imply a bungled effort on someone's part. Say your first shot off the 18th tee landed in the lake. Well, ya foozled that one.
Mafflard
A mafflard is a term for someone who is a klutz. "stammering or blundering "
Shot-clog
You know that one person who always tags along on group outings . . . and you really don't want them there, but you feel bad and they usually pick up the tab.
Rakefire
"Someone so uncool that they would outstay their welcome in someone’s house until long after the fire had burned down to just the last few embers."
Mumblecrust
The word refers to a toothless, haggard beggar (as portrayed in a medieval comedy show).
Muckspout
A muckspout is someone who curses too much.
GG (Good Game)
Shorthand for "good game", GG is used to congratulate a victorious opponent.
Props!
When congratulations are in order, the term props might come up. This slang shortening of proper refers to respect and esteem.
Aye
This archaism is still used as the formal response meaning "yes" in the British House of Commons.
Indubitably
The word indubitably, like many words with a negative prefix, comes from its internal root, dubitable. Strangely though, the negative variation has always been more popular than its root. They both come from the Latin word dubitare meaning "to doubt."
Gnashnab
Gnashnab is an 18th-century northern English word, meaning "someone who [just] complains all the time." Contemporary synonyms include nitpicker, moaner, and grumbler.
It's just as true now as it was back then—no one likes a gnashnab.
Snoutband
A snoutband is someone who always interrupts a conversation to correct or contradict the person speaking. Every social group has a snoutband, who thinks they know everything.
They probably don't know the meaning of this word, though. At least, not yet.
Stampcrab
Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot would be considered a stampcrab. Make way for the office stampcrab, especially if you just poured yourself some coffee.
Scobberlotcher
Mental Floss notes this word is "probably derived from scopperloit, an old English dialect word for 'a vacation or a break from work'."
A scobberlotcher is someone who avoids hard work . . . like it's their job. The next time you catch someone dozing off at their desk, hit 'em with this one, even if it is just under your breath.
Whiffle-Whaffle
This is someone who wastes a lot of time. You could easily make the case that a scobberlotcher is also a whiffle-whaffle, correct? And, you most definitely don't want to work with either of them.
Zooterkins!
The website Matador Network says this is "a 17th-century variant of zounds,which was an expression of surprise or indignation."
It's less of an insult and more of something to yell after someone has insulted you.
Zounderkite
This is a Victorian word meaning "idiot." An appropriate example with a contemporary angle (spoken with some irritation while driving on the highway): "That zounderkite just cut me off!"
Bedswerver
Shakespeare coined this one to describe an adulterer.
Fopdoodle
A fopdoodle is someone of little significance. So, if you're letting someone get on your nerves who really shouldn't have that power, remember that they're just a fopdoodle.
Klazomaniac
This would be a person WHO CAN ONLY SPEAK BY SHOUTING.
Cumberworld
While this sounds somewhat like the name of a theme park, or perhaps actor Benedict Cumberbatch's home, cumberworld was a term used to denote a person that was totally useless (just like fopdoodle).
Raggabrash
Do you know someone who is absolutely, completely disorganized or really, disgustingly grubby? That's a raggabrash.
Smellfungus
When you invoke a bad smell or have a list of sensory complaints.
Smell-feast
Banquet free-loader
If you were known as a flibbertigibbet, it meant you were "a nosy, gossipy sort."
Foozle
You'd probably hear this one coming out of the home of an old married couple. "Ye olde foozle, ye forgot to lock the door again!" The word foozle means "a conservative, out-of-date person, especially an old man; dodo, fogy." Fair enough. You can also use this word to imply a bungled effort on someone's part. Say your first shot off the 18th tee landed in the lake. Well, ya foozled that one.
Mafflard
A mafflard is a term for someone who is a klutz. "stammering or blundering "
Shot-clog
You know that one person who always tags along on group outings . . . and you really don't want them there, but you feel bad and they usually pick up the tab.
Rakefire
"Someone so uncool that they would outstay their welcome in someone’s house until long after the fire had burned down to just the last few embers."
Mumblecrust
The word refers to a toothless, haggard beggar (as portrayed in a medieval comedy show).
Muckspout
A muckspout is someone who curses too much.
GG (Good Game)
Shorthand for "good game", GG is used to congratulate a victorious opponent.
Props!
When congratulations are in order, the term props might come up. This slang shortening of proper refers to respect and esteem.
Aye
This archaism is still used as the formal response meaning "yes" in the British House of Commons.
Indubitably
The word indubitably, like many words with a negative prefix, comes from its internal root, dubitable. Strangely though, the negative variation has always been more popular than its root. They both come from the Latin word dubitare meaning "to doubt."
Gnashnab
Gnashnab is an 18th-century northern English word, meaning "someone who [just] complains all the time." Contemporary synonyms include nitpicker, moaner, and grumbler.
It's just as true now as it was back then—no one likes a gnashnab.
Snoutband
A snoutband is someone who always interrupts a conversation to correct or contradict the person speaking. Every social group has a snoutband, who thinks they know everything.
They probably don't know the meaning of this word, though. At least, not yet.
Stampcrab
Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot would be considered a stampcrab. Make way for the office stampcrab, especially if you just poured yourself some coffee.
Scobberlotcher
Mental Floss notes this word is "probably derived from scopperloit, an old English dialect word for 'a vacation or a break from work'."
A scobberlotcher is someone who avoids hard work . . . like it's their job. The next time you catch someone dozing off at their desk, hit 'em with this one, even if it is just under your breath.
Whiffle-Whaffle
This is someone who wastes a lot of time. You could easily make the case that a scobberlotcher is also a whiffle-whaffle, correct? And, you most definitely don't want to work with either of them.
Zooterkins!
The website Matador Network says this is "a 17th-century variant of zounds,which was an expression of surprise or indignation."
It's less of an insult and more of something to yell after someone has insulted you.
Zounderkite
This is a Victorian word meaning "idiot." An appropriate example with a contemporary angle (spoken with some irritation while driving on the highway): "That zounderkite just cut me off!"
Bedswerver
Shakespeare coined this one to describe an adulterer.
Fopdoodle
A fopdoodle is someone of little significance. So, if you're letting someone get on your nerves who really shouldn't have that power, remember that they're just a fopdoodle.
Klazomaniac
This would be a person WHO CAN ONLY SPEAK BY SHOUTING.
Cumberworld
While this sounds somewhat like the name of a theme park, or perhaps actor Benedict Cumberbatch's home, cumberworld was a term used to denote a person that was totally useless (just like fopdoodle).
Raggabrash
Do you know someone who is absolutely, completely disorganized or really, disgustingly grubby? That's a raggabrash.
Smellfungus
When you invoke a bad smell or have a list of sensory complaints.
Smell-feast
Banquet free-loader
