Some Unusual Words in Common Use in the UK with a brief meaning

• Hullaballoo  -  a loud noise or condition of noisy confusion

• Cacophony -  jarring, discordant sound, dissonance

• Kerfuffle  -  a row, or a big fuss

• Gobbledygook  -  unnecessarily complex language which is hard to understand (politicians use it!)

• Flummox  -  confuse

• Whippersnapper  -  an insignificant but pretentious or cheeky person, often a young boy

• Ragamuffin  -  a child in ragged, ill-fitting clothes; a disreputable child

• Gibberish  -  rapid chatter like that of monkeys, incomprehensible talk; nonsense

• Poppycock  -  senseless chatter; to talk rubbish

• Discombobulate  -  to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate

• Lackadaisical  -  lazy and uncaring; a lack of effort involvement or interest

• Cantankerous  -  quarrelsome, irritable, difficult to please

• Collywobbles  -  an upset stomach (often due to having eaten food which is past its "use by" date)

• Mollycoddle  -  to pamper or to be over-protective; to "wrap in cotton wool

• Nincompoop  -  a stupid or foolish person; idiot

• Skedaddle  -  to flee; to run away from; to scarper

• Skullduggery  -  dishonest behaviour or trickery