25 Words that only sound dirty, but aren't.
Nathan Johnson
Published
06/02/2019
Funny little words that wouldn't work in today's society.
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Fanny-blower - Used in the scissor-grinding industry, it was basically a fan attached to special machinery. -
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Penistone - The name of a market town in Yorkshire, England. -
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Sack-butt - A wine barrel. -
4.
Tit-Tyrant - A family of eight species of flycatchers native to the Andes Mountains. -
5.
Knobstick - It is mostly known for being a workman who would be replacing workers on strike. -
6.
Cockchafer - A large beetle that is native to Europe and Asia. -
7.
Asart - A medieval English legal term for a deforested land. -
8.
Tease-hole - The opening in a glassmaker’s furnace through which fuel is added. -
9.
Clatterfart - A piece of gossip. -
10.
Nicker-pecker - Old English name for the European green woodpecker. -
11.
Cock-bell - A small handbell. -
12.
Jaculate - To rush or jolt forward suddenly. -
13.
Dik-dik - One of the smallest antelopes in Africa. -
14.
Aholehole - This is the name of a Hawaiian flagtail fish. -
15.
Invagination - The process of putting something into something else. -
16.
Tetheradick - It means 13. -
17.
Bumfiddler - To pollute or spoil something. -
18.
Jerkinhead - Is a roof that is only partly gabled. -
19.
Fuksheet - The mainsail of a ship. -
20.
Sexagesm - It's 1/60th of something. -
21.
Nodgecock - A fool or simpleton who nods their head in agreement with any idea. -
22.
Kumbang - A hot, arid wind that blows seasonly in the lowlands of western Indonesia. -
23.
Peniaphobia - The fear of poverty. -
24.
Skiddy-cock - It’s a nickname for a bird. -
25.
Assapanick - Another name for the flying squirrel.
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