Synonyms

While on a youth trip three weeks ago I was able to play a word game with the youth that was an ongoing process of coming up with words that were synonyms for energetic frivolity.

Here's the short list of those that we came up with-please add your own if you care to in the comments.

1. Hijinx
2. Rabble rousing
3. Carousing
4. Hullaballoo
5. Nonsense
6. Ruckus
7. Commotion
8. Rigamarole
9. Lasciviousness and my favorite...
10. Shenanigans.

Its good to think of silly sounding words that make us smile-what are some that strike you funny?

For instance the word chicken? Very funny. the word duck...not really funny. You don't hear one of the oldest jokes in the book "Why did the Duck cross the road?" If you add a modifier to the word duck-one that isn't a natural fit-then it becomes funny-as in Venomous Duck.

Chicken though-just say the word three times really fast-or ten times really fast-I dare you not to at least smile.

Grace,
MM