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Fun Trivia: U : Unusual and Obscure Words

Special Sub-Topic: Odd-Sounding Words


A 'Blunderbuss' is a type of

    Weapon. It's a gun that is wide and flaring at its end

A 'Poussecafe' (Or Poussse-cafe) is a type of
    Drink. Several liqueurs are used. They are different colors and do not blend, thus creating a striped effect - one color on top of the other.

A 'Flibbertigibbet' is
    Scatterbrained.

'Ochlocracy' is rule by
    Mob.

The 'Grand Guignol' refers to a performance that emphasizes the
    Gruesome and Horrible. After a place in Paris that apparently specialized in such performances

A 'Threnody' is a form of
    Lament.

'Entropy' refers to
    Chaos and Disorder.

A 'Philippic' is a form of
    Tirade. After Demosthenes, who spoke out against Philip of Macedon

A person who is 'Pusillanimous' is
    Cowardly.

'Entrecote' is a type of
    Steak.


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