Lovely

Is there no more lovely word than lovely? Say it out loud. Come on.

Or, better yet, use it in a sentence to someone. “You look lovely today,” Be sure to say it lovelily.

And yes, “lovelily” does exist as an adverb.

Panache

It is very difficult to utter this word without throwing a little panache into it. It possesses a built-in “ta-da!” quality. Try it.

No, not in your head.

Out loud.

Effervescence

This words absolutely fizzes with its own meaning. As does the word fizz. As does the word froth. Take the time to say all three out loud. You'll feel fizzy.

Lollygag

This is a word with no bones, an invertebrate word. When said a loud the utterer is prone to collapse, mentally and physically. It barely even qualifies as a verb.

Absquatulate

It means to leave in a hurry. It sounds like someone pulling their foot out of a pool of muck.

Twig

A most anomatopoeic little word. It snaps lightly in the mouth. Try it. There is no better word for twig than twig.

Cock

Penis is the worst word for penis there can be. There’s no power or grandeur, just a weak little word. And the alternatives don’t share the masculine oomph of cock -- weenie, one-eyed trouser snake, shaft, johnson or pole. For some reason my mother called mine a “toppee.” No idea why.

A close friend of mine went on a date with an attractive young womang he hardly knew. While driving to the restaurant she asked him what part of the human body he found the most alluring. He took the conservative approached and muttered something about a woman’s eyes or neck. He then asked her. She turned to him and said, “I like…the cock.” He nearly drove off the road.

Spatula

A very Yiddish-sounding non-Yiddish word. Try it. Pretend you're Jewish for the time it takes to say "spatula" and you'll see.

Enervate

This is a strange one. Out loud this word sounds decisive, energetic and surgical. Of course, it means just the opposite. Shouldn’t a word that means lacking energy sound more like “foofaw” or "plahpoo"?

Wobbly

It’s hard to keep your balance when you utter the word, “wobbly.” Please don't attempt while roofing or walking upon girders.

Quartz

Some words are far from anomatopoeic. Said aloud, this word sounds like someone stepping on a fish gut. As does the word, “filch.”

Kerfuffle

Meaning a commotion. It sounds like one which kicks up a lot of dust. Go ahead. Say it out loud. It’ll dry your mouth out.

Two-Syllable Words, Both Syllables Starting With The Same Letter Then Ending With an L Sound

Burble, bauble, bubble, babble, purple, people, papal, cockle, cackle, diddle, dawdle, doodle, total, title, mammal, giggle, gaggle, goggle, google, gurgle, – all fun to say.

Poot

Not an alternative for the word “fart”, rather a farting subset. A gentle little fart, an innocent.

Cuspidor

With the strong emphasis up front, the word sounds stately and grand, even knightly and certainly doesn’t sound like something that exists to be spat in.

Pickle

Just plain fun to say. For this reason, I’m surprised people don’t spontaneously blurt out the word while standing in line or waiting for a bus.

Cheeselog

I begin this collection with one of my favorite words. Perhaps the funniest non-k word in the English language. It begins with light, silliness then plops on its second syllable.