As hullabaloo sounds funny it has been used many times for names of restaurants, theatre groups, events, shops etc. It means a loud, confused noise. For example, “There was quite a hullabaloo outside after the local team won the football …
when you see something that you don’t know the name of, and probably don’t even know the function of, you can call it a doohickey. For example, “I’ve finished assembling this IKEA wardrobe, but what on earth am I supposed …
Today I watched a video on Dictionary.com in which two American kids tried to explain some British expressions. One that was asked was “a piece of cake”, which means something that is extremely easy; it doesn’t even need thinking about …
“Skulduggery” [skuhl-duhg-uh-ree] (noun) Today I was listening to the podcast of Car Talk in which a caller said that problems with his car happen whenever he parked in a specific place, and the Car Talk presenter said that he suspected skulduggery. …