Fun
frisson
[free-sohn]
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill
bombastic
[bom-bas-tik]
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious
chutzpah
[hutz-pah]
informal shameless audacity; impudence
celebratory
[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]
relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities
anthropomorphic
[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik]
ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human
discombobulated
[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid]
confused, disconcerted, or upset
jocose
[joh-kohs]
given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
kerfuffle
[kər-ˈfə-fəl]
a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict
perky
[pur-kee]
jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert
piggyback
[pig-ee-bak]
to attach or ally to as or as if part of the same thing
malarkey
[muh-lahr-kee]
meaningless talk; nonsense
pawky
[paw-kee]
cunning; sly
bauble
[baw-buhl]
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw
hootenanny
[hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan-ee]
a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing
beck
[bek]
a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone
bamboozle
[bam-boo-zuhl]
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like
winebibber
[wahyn-bib-er]
a person who drinks a lot wine
adulate
[aj-uh-leyt]
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely
vaudeville
[vawd-vill]
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians
burble
[bur-buhl]
to speak in an excited manner; babble.
superfluous
[soo-pur-floo-uhs]
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
yahoo
[yah-hoo]
a boorish, crass, or stupid person
bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing
ballyhoo
[bal-ee-hoo]
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity