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Inherently funny words
Scientists have determined the funniest words in the English language. Guess these 15 inherently funny words from the definition.
Data on the inherent funniness of words is from "Humor norms for 4,997 English words" (Engelthaler & Hills 2018)
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Last updated: August 28, 2021
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Zupity
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Level 67
Aug 27, 2021
Surely the silliest words in the English language are nong and gubernatorial.
rwwt
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Level 86
Aug 28, 2021
Excellent words, I couldn't agree more, but they were inexplicably not included in Engelthaler & Hills's study. Nor even was "nincompoop". That's what happens when scientists analyse humour I guess.
XYU
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Aug 25, 2022
Good fun.
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