Sunday, October 25, 2009

Words that are Fun to Say

Thanks to all who have contributed so far: Dave, Eric, Lisa, Kerri

atlatl
qat (khat)
jackelope
jack-a-lantern
aa (a type of lava)
sesquipedalian
aurora
centaur
hippocampus
hippopotamus
diplodocus
hocus pocus
abracadabra
Nebuchudnezzar
glockenspiel
hullabaloo
monongahela,
Ouagadougou
Addis Ababa,
Algonquit,
Abu Dhabi,
Azerbaijan,
balderdash
ballyhoo
brouhaha
bumbershoot
persnickety
blunderbuss
Xihuatanejo,
cockamamie
kumquat,
Titicaca,
indubitably,
eructation
filibuster
logorrhea
spork,
lollygag,
smellfungus
slangwhanger
mugwump
sassafras,
bouffant,
parfait,
superfluous,
sphygmomanometer,
hobgoblin,
beelzebub,
uruguay,
Rancho Cucamonga,
discombobulate,
rhubarb,
zamboni,
zambesi,
oligopoly,
ovoviviparous,
zygomatic,
lugubrious,
unctuous,
gorgonzola,
coprolite,
vomitorium,
schmaltz,
dodecahedron,
transmogrify,
obsequious,
troglodyte,
curmudgeon ,
polymath,
hobnob,
cataclysm,
flummoxed,
angst,
somnambulist,
pipsqueak,
antithesis,
whippersnapper,
flibbertigibbet,
ululate,
blue-footed booby,
Fisticuffs,
gaggle,
waffle,
wombat,
shrubberies,
malarky,
gherkin,
polyglot,
didgeridoo,
Horned Toad,
nincompoop,
fiduciary,
shampoo,
rhododendron,.
bloviate,
mandible,
underpants,
sphincter,
schnauzer,
kerfuffle,.
garbanzo,
orangutan,
zeitgeist,
squeegee,
hootenanny,
pumpernickel,
chihuahua,
bamboozle,
rutabaga,
tintinnabulations,
pecadillo,
hoi polloi,
flautist,
magma,
loofah,
igneous,
lilliputian,
trollop,
pants,
jackanape,
napkin,
medulla oblongata,
polliwog,
scallop,
wallop,
codswallop
fishmonger
absquatulate
allegator
alligator
flabbergasted,
platypus,
babooshka,
pupu platter,
quagmire,
spatula,
moist,
kebab,
popinjay,
lumpfish,
blintz,
knish,
anencephalous
cunundrum,
flounder,
bungalow,
marmalade,
rumpus,
snorkel,
sponge,
squeegee,
pantyhose,
panjandrum
mustachioed,
smorgasbord,
succotash,
guacamole,
zygote,
skullduggery
slubberdegullion,
haboob,
fünf,
dilly-dally,
spoof,
Pupil,
pupae,
teetotaler,
falafel,
schmooze,
raffle,
hoosegow,
falderal,
flummoxed,
flimflam,
obfuscate,
masticate,
avuncular,
inimitable,
indubitable,
excoriate,
defenestrate,
ogle,
plethora,
Madagascar,
Mongolia,
bandicoot
aardvark
akimbo
sesquipedalian
quotidian
quiddity
blighty
malarkey
goombah
rambunctious
shurnarkabtishashutu (longest name for a star... in Taurus)
procyon (star name)
Azelfafage (all-time favorite in Cygnus)
aspidiske and azmidiske (more stars)
kornephoros (star)
bellatrix (star)
vindemiatrix (star)
alula borealis and alula australis (stars)
vulpecula (constellation, little fox)
camelopardalis (giraffe 'camel leopard' constellation)


More place names:

Alta Floresta, (Brazil)
Araraquara
(Brazil)
Ubatuba (Brazil)
Aracatuba (Brazil)
Florianopolis (Brazil)
Rondonopolis (Brazil)
Uberlandia (Brazil)
Jijoca de Jericoacoara (Brazil)
Solonópole (Brazil)
Montalvania (Brazil)
Inconfidentes (Brazil)
Resplendor (Brazil)
Astolfo Dutra (Brazil)
Trizidela (do Vale) (Brazil)
Axixá (Brazil)


Ara Ara Harikouna, Mali
Amarosseldabay, Mali
Boumboum, Mali
Ogle (either the airport in Guyana or 'to ogle' something (spelling?))
Paramaribo (in Suriname)
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Treinta y Tres (Uruguay)
Maracaibo (Venezuela)
Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Iquitos (Peru)
Iquique (Chile)
Antofagasta (Chile)
Tuxtla (Mexico)
Comalcalco (Mayan site)
Lake Texcoco (Aztec)
Quintana Roo (Mexican state)
Yucatan
Coatzacoalcos (Mexico)
Zapopan (Mexico)
Matamoros (Mexico)
Guadalajara (Mexico)
Manzanillo (Mexico)
Cochabamba (Bolivia)
Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)
Ushuaia (Argentina)
Jujuy (Argentina)
Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Huehuetenango (Guatemala)
Mazatenango (Guatemala)
Quetzaltenango (Guatemala)
Mixco Viejo (Guatemala)
Kalamazoo, MI
Mancelona, MI
Capitola, CA
Loma Linda, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
Tuscaloosa
Jalalabad (Afghan)
Lucknow (India)
Pondicherry (India)
Tiruchirapally (India)
Trivandrum (Brit name for Thiruvananthapuram, India)
Vadodara (India)
Pune (India) as in lets go for a Poon hunt.
Kaadedhdhoo (Maldives)
Maldives
Miladhunmadulu Atoll (Maldives)
Maradankadawala (Sri Lanka)
Ambalantota (Sri Lanka)
Katugastota (Sri Lanka)
Katatota Island (in Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada)
Kuala Lumpur
Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)
Bikini Atoll
Hiva Oa (Marquesas)
Papeete (Tahiti)
Bora Bora
Antananarivo (Madagascar)
Ambatomainty (Madagascar)
Nosy Be (Madagascar)
Fianarantsoa (Madagascar)
Zanzibar !
Tete in Mozambique
Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
Ouarzazate (Morocco)
Casablanca
Fez (Morocco)
Mauritius
Yap (Micronesia)
Pago Pago (Am. Samoa)
Arkhangelsk (Russia)
Makhachkala (Dagestan/Russia)
Omsk and Tomsk (both in Russia)
Ulan Ude (Russia)
Vladikavkaz (Russia)
Montenegro
Split (Croatia)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Funafuti (Tuvalu)
Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Tuktoyaktuk (NWT/Canada)
Hohhot (China)
Hong Kong
Wuxi (China)
Dalazadgad (Mongolia)
Kilimanjaro !
Seychelles
Zil Elwagne Sesel (the outer islands of the Seychelles)
Rarotonga
Lubumbashi (Congo)
Ebangalakata (Congo)
Abumombazi (Congo)
Brazzaville (the other Congo)
Keetmanshoop (Namibia)
Grootfontein (Namibia)
Gobabis (Namibia)
Swakopmund (Namibia)
Molopolole (Botswana)
Whapmagoostui (Quebec)
Curacao
Aruba
Fukuoka (Japan)
Amamioshima (Japan)
Paraburdoo (Australia)
Maroochydore (Australia)
Indooroopilly (Australia)
Goonengerry (Australia)
Woolloomoloo (Australia)
Woolloongabba (Australia)
Mollymook (Australia)
Mooloolaba (Australia)
Woy Woy (Australia)
Kangy Angy (Australia)
Ramingining (Australia)
Tumbi Umbi (Australia)
Manangatang (Australia)
Eurobodalla (Australia)
Coolaburragundy River (Australia)
Cudgegong River (Australia)
Yamma Yamma Lake (Australia)
Warrumbungles Mtn. (Australia)
The You Yangs (series of granite ridges in Victoria state)
Bungle Bungle Range is the landform that
is the major component of the Purnululu National Park
in Western Australia
Coopracambra Nat'l Park (Australia)
Boonoo Boonoo Nat'l Park (Australia)
Buckingbong State Forest (Australia)
Cobboboonee State Forest (Australia)
Tasmania
Wagga Wagga (Australia)
Toowoomba (Australia)
Pannawonica (Australia)
Wollongong (Australia)

Rotorua (NZ)
Invercargill (NZ)
Humberside (UK)
Liverpool (UK)
Londonderry (N. Ireland)
Papa Westray (Orkney Is.)
Glasgow
Benbecula (Outer Hebrides, UK)
Northumberland UK
Cluj Napoca (Romania)
Guam
Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
Dipolog (Philipp.)
Zamboanga (Philipp.)
Tuguegarao (Philipp.)
Iloilo (Philipp.)
Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
Fak Fak (Indonesia)
Rotterdam
Enontekio (Finland)
Jyvaskyla (Finland)
Lappeenranta (Finland)
Kuopio (Finland)
Cayo Coco (Cuba)
Bangkok
Tamanrasset (Algeria)
Azazga (Algeria)
Tebesbest (Algeria)
Touggourt (Algeria)
Timimoun (Algeria)
Biskra (Algeria)
Skikda (Algeria)
Bangladesh
Chittagong (Bangladesh)
Bujumbura (Burundi)
Tumlingtar (Nepal)
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Zhezkazgan (Kazahkstan)
Petropavlovsk (Kazahkstan)
Semipalatinsk (but later renamed Semey)
Kyzyl Orda (but spelling now changed to Qyzylorda)
Rosh Pina (Israel)
Tel Aviv also ain't bad
Kish Island (Iran)
Yazd (Iran)
Aarhus (Denmark)
Linkoping (Sweden)
Lulea (Sweden)
Hammerfest (Norway)
Orsta Volda (Norway)
Oslo ain't bad even.
Cameroon
Ogbomosho (Nigeria)
Oshogbo (Nigeria)
Oshkosh (WI)
Shuswap Lake (BC)
Stadacona (Quebec)
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Lake Athabasca
Chilliwack (BC)