L is for Lollygag

N___. got me this book because it’s filled with totally old fashioned quirky words and sayings and I love that kinda thing. Here are some examples you might find interesting and/or humorous:

Boondoggle: As a noun it means wasteful activity or work only done in order to look busy. As a verb it means to deceive.

Duck soup: Something easy to do.

Flibbertigibbet: A gossipy or silly person or someone who is scatterbrained and flighty.

Jabberwocky: Nonsense.

Kerfuffle: A big fuss.

Lily-livered: A cowardly person.

Mollycoddle: To spoil someone.

Quixotic: Foolish or impractical.

Rabble-rouser: Someone who instigates or causes trouble.

Serendipity (one of my favorite words): Receiving something good that you weren’t looking for, by accident.

Skullduggery: Sneaky or underhanded behavior.

Tintinnabulation: The jingling sound that bells make.

Vomitory: The aisle that runs between seats in a stadium.