Hey, everyone.
Well, does the word jiggly make you go all giggly?
Well, you're not alone.
It's scientifically proven that some
words are funnier than others.
There are funny words being added to the
English language all the time, and some words
are actually funny and others just sound silly.
Well, in this English lesson today, we will
teach you ten such words that will make
you go all jiggly and giggly.
The number one word, the funny word that
I have for you guys is puggle.
That sounds funny.
What does it really mean?
Well, it's a dog breed created combining a pug.
You know, the shortfaced doggos, the
pugs, and beagle, the crazy beagle.
So if you combine these two words, pug
and beagle, you get the word puggle.
So which dog are you getting?
Well, we settle on a puggle.
He's cute and we can't wait to have him.
So that's the word puzzle.
Up next is techlash.
What does that mean?
Well, techlash is a strong negative reaction against
these large tech companies or for their products.
Like, as we know, Facebook.
Facebook really experienced a crazy tech lash.
So if you have to use this word in your
vocabulary, you can say that Facebook has experienced many techlashes.
over the years for a range of issues.
Now, this one is pretty, pretty interesting.
I love using this word.
Well, it's called nothing burger.
Nothing burger sounds funny, isn't it?
But what does it really mean?
Well, nothing burger is a highly publicized
event or a situation that is said
to have very less impact or significance.
Like, you know, way too hyped, but nothing in return.
For example, the new web show was a total nothing
burger, which means that, yes, it was crazy hyped.
It was all over.
However, it was not really great.
I mean, it was okayish, it was a little boring,
but a great word to use is nothing burger.
The web show was nothing burger.
Am I right?
What exactly am I saying?
Well, what I'm saying is, am I right?
Which is an informal variant of am I right?
Why go for the longer form?
Am I right? Just use.
Am I right?
There's nothing better than driving through the
hill and watching the beautiful sunset. Am I right?
Well, surprisingly, this word am I right?
Is now a part of the dictionary, which
is an informal variant of am I right?
Here's my favorite one, which I use it.
That is awesome sauce.
Awesome sauce?
Well, it means awesome, but
with too much of awesomeness.
You know, something beyond excellent or just too great.
Now, I am a big foodie, so every time I
go to a new restaurant and something that I really
like, I describe it by saying awesome sauce.
This was absolutely awesome sauce.
Like, for example, the new restaurant
Buy My House makes awesome sauce.
Chicken wings.
That's how you can use it.
This one is for all my brothers.
Well, man hug manhug is another funny
word that's been added to your dictionary.
A friendly embrace between two men, and
it's often accompanied by a clap on
the back or, like, a firm handshake.
So it's a very bro thing, you know, a manhug.
So I always give my buddy a manhug before he leaves.
Up next is sticky. Sticky.
It sounds funny.
What does it mean?
Well, something that has an
excessive degree of gimmicky.
Gimmicky? Gimmick.
What does gimmick mean?
Well, gimmick means a trick
intended to attract attention.
There are people, you know, who love attention.
Well, you can call them as sticky
people, or, like the newest TV show
is supersticky intended to attract attention.
Have you guys visited a farmhouse before?
You know, beautiful house, charmingly, rustic, and,
you know, very, very cozy furniture, and
you just love being there.
Being a couch potato in a farmhouse.
Well, guess what?
There is a word for that.
Farmhouse. Yes.
Now, farmhousey is basically when you talk about
a house, which is extremely cozy, has great,
you know, the winter, charmingly, rustic furniture with
a lot of old wooden beams.
So that's when you can use the word farmhousey.
Well, this house gives such a farmhousey
look or such a farmhousy feeling.
I choose airy colors, wooden beams, and great fabrics
to give my interiors a firm, housy decor.
Yes, that's how you can use this word, farmhousey.
Shaun it.
What does Shaun it really mean?
Well, Shaun it means a parent who
frequently uses social media to share photos
or other details about their child.
Well, it can get a little
embarrassing at times, but that's okay.
There are parents who love to share everything
about their little ones on social media.
Now, how do you use this
word, sean, it in your vocabulary.
Well, go for this.
She loves to Shawn it, but she should
really check her Facebook privacy settings first.
And here's the last funny word that
I have for you, which has been
trending like crazy, especially after the pandemic.
That is zooming.
Yes, the word zoom has been around for a while,
but not in the context of online video chats.
In 2020, the verb was added to the dictionary.
So basically, it's been used to communicate with a
person or group of people over the internet, you
know, typically by video chatting using the zoom application.
Yes, I am sure we all were doing that.
All our meetings, talking to our
friends, everything happened on zoom.
Right, the zoom application.
Hence this word came into the picture.
That's zooming.
Well, zooming with my coworkers all day
during the pandemic was pretty boring.
So that's how you can use the word.
All right, everyone, that's all for today.
Let me know in the comments, which one did you like the
most, and which one would you like to use the most?
So see you soon with one more interesting lesson.
Keep learning, keep practicing English.
Thank you and have a great day.