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Flabbergasted!

Where does the word “flabbergasted” come from? It’s a pretty funny sounding word, eh?

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Posted on January 25, 2008 · Filed Under Lessons 

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  1. tedt on July 7th, 2008 11:27 am

    :cool: *babe*

  2. RATTY aka TOMMY on January 31st, 2008 7:52 pm

    :shock: :shock:

  3. birddogger on January 28th, 2008 1:10 pm

    It took me a day to think of a word that seemed made up, but uesd farily often such as metrosexual.

    Info-mercial. I am not sure if it is made up, but I wouldn’t be suprised if it was. The combonation of information and commercial.

    Thanks,
    Birddogger

  4. hamiltonia on January 28th, 2008 11:43 am

    I love your show!

    How about boony? E.g. I live in the boonies… No reference to this word at dictionary.com, so I don’t even know the correct spelling.

  5. ex_penumbrae on January 28th, 2008 12:56 am

    “Discombobulate” - fantastic made-up word!

    & of course “Floccinaucinihilipilification”, which you taught us is made-up as well! :grin:

  6. makosmd on January 27th, 2008 9:25 am

    Interested in the origin of the phrase “Cat got your tongue” and how this relates to someone who is silent or at a loss for words.

    Keep up the good work!

    Love,

    Marty

  7. ian cheong on January 27th, 2008 8:27 am

    Torture vs Teacher

    Why is “ture” pronounced the same as “cher”???

  8. thedriver on January 27th, 2008 7:57 am

    CAR

  9. thedriver on January 27th, 2008 7:46 am

    DISAMBIGUATION

  10. thedriver on January 27th, 2008 7:41 am

    LEXICOGRAPHY

  11. eagertolearn on January 27th, 2008 7:16 am

    I would like to know the origin of the word scantilly.
    Does it always connect with clad or dressed.

    Love you lessons

    Jens
    Denmark

  12. rlees on January 27th, 2008 5:54 am

    another word I am curious about is the word eschalon

  13. rlees on January 27th, 2008 5:51 am

    how about Empathy or Apathy

  14. mordicchio79 on January 27th, 2008 5:27 am

    MARIA=PERFECT TEACHERS :mrgreen:

  15. mordicchio79 on January 27th, 2008 5:25 am

    I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ATYMOLOGY OD THE WORD “INSOMNIAC”..BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK YOU ON YOU TUBE..
    I CAN’T GO TO BED AND SLEEP!!
    PLEASE HELP ME
    BYE BYE FROM ITALY..

  16. Maxim1990 on January 27th, 2008 2:43 am

    hey Marina!
    I tagged you on Youtube!
    (and where does the word tag come from? haha)

  17. vital on January 27th, 2008 2:08 am

    I would like to know about etymology of the word “Marina”. What does it mean? :smile:

  18. jiro on January 27th, 2008 12:34 am

    i know this is something entirely different, but i, or we in the graphic and web design realm now say this word too often, especially when we’re dealing with branding and advertising.. So i guess you might be interested if i request for you to investigate the word

    “Logo.”

    Where did this word come from?

    by the way, keep up the good work.. And i noticed you were sitting on the floor and leaning on the kitchen counter while doing guess the word 8.. Hehe..

    Thanks for the lessons!!

  19. nero on January 26th, 2008 11:02 pm

    Almost forgot
    layercake
    :cool:

  20. nero on January 26th, 2008 10:47 pm

    Take Five :shock:

    venerate
    eulogiese
    moon over
    dote on
    rhapsodize

  21. mildcolonialboy on January 26th, 2008 9:47 pm

    May I suggest an etymology of “poppycock”.

  22. andrewdotcameron on January 26th, 2008 9:02 pm

    Well I am brand new to your site. Considering your popularity and the very informative videos you have all over the web, I found it hard to believe I had never heard of you… I’m glad I finally did though… my word a day e-mails were getting tedious.

    At any rate. I noticed that your “Qq” section was pretty bare so I thought I would sggest,

    Quixotic

    as a word.
    To start you off on the right foot…
    It’s the highest scoring word in scrabble!

    Whether you choose my word or not thank you for doing this. There just isn’t enough educational stuff on the web these days!

  23. billhug on January 26th, 2008 7:35 pm

    What is the etymology of the word fart?

  24. billhug on January 26th, 2008 7:23 pm

    Has anyone told you that you sound like Arianna Huffington? :smile:

  25. mad_max on January 26th, 2008 7:18 pm

    How about “discombobulate”?
    It sounds like it might have an interesting story behind it…

  26. dawnfall on January 26th, 2008 6:47 pm

    Hi marina

    I have a request … everyone know the word : intelligence but many people DOESNT understand it the real meaning … by the way what the real meaning of the intelligence how can we tell someone is smarter than someone else ? its a comon word that we use everyday but … do we use it right ?

    dawnfall replied on January 26th, 2008 6:48 pm:

    by the way you always write that intelligence is sexy :P i would love to see what you got to say about that 1 haha :)

  27. dcrave on January 26th, 2008 6:11 pm

    munchkin…
    haberdasher…..

  28. bald11 on January 26th, 2008 5:48 pm

    How does the same sounding word have 2 different ways of spelling the word and meaning of the word, for example “Sure” and “Shore”. :?:

  29. javers on January 26th, 2008 5:16 pm

    How about this word:

    pneumonoultramicropscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

    It was actually used in the movie Beerfest. I believe it’s one of the longest words in the dictionary.

    ~javers

  30. nbenjamin on January 26th, 2008 4:44 pm

    Can you please tell us where in the world you are from…. PLEASE? Or let us guess - and the person guesses right gets to choose the word of the week….

    Thanks.

  31. multisync on January 26th, 2008 1:48 pm

    Marina :!: :!: ,
    :idea: :idea: Most Important Word of 2008 because it explains what the People in the World are doing to Save themselves :arrow: :arrow: “ICEALITY”
    Thanks
    Eddy Gottschick

    PS~ My definition of Sexy = Marina :oops:

  32. bilbo588 on January 26th, 2008 12:41 pm

    :grin: Love the site Marina :grin:
    :idea: How’s this for a word - Dumbfounded -
    By the way, I was beside myself and flabbergasted that you don’t have a date for Valentines day :cry: are all the guys you know scared of you or something?? Love the site xx

  33. DUVELbeer on January 26th, 2008 11:53 am

    Hey Marine,

    Firstly i’d love to say that i like your work. Keep up the good job.
    Secondly, i think you have to love Serge Gainsbourg, he used to play with words a lot, but unfortunatly he quit the job.

    Bye Marina

  34. beavis90210 on January 26th, 2008 11:25 am

    Marina–

    How about MacGuffin? I understand it’s supposed to be a made-up word about a made-up thing that is pivotal, but not really important.

    That’s a such a complicated idea that it might make a good lesson.

    Cheers!

  35. Yves Räth on January 26th, 2008 4:47 am

    Hi marina

    that was one of the most interesting words you have ever told about.

    but i have also an interesting word: Switzerland.
    why is it called like this, i mean actuealy its called in latin confederation helvetica, but i cant see any connection between switzerland and confederation helvetica :???:
    please check it out.

    thanks a lot
    yves

  36. dietrio on January 26th, 2008 2:25 am

    Nice movie Marina, one of the better ones :mrgreen:
    The word I think sounds weird is
    “dazzled”

    your student Dietrio

  37. coulat on January 26th, 2008 1:45 am

    Discombobulate. As in, I feel discombobulated.

  38. BillyB on January 25th, 2008 11:20 pm

    I Thought my wife was the only perfect woman (thats what she told me). After 25 years of marriage I agree. But after investigating in the classroom of Marina, there may be another. She actually tells people what she wants, “Rate my video, I like 5 stars” Ok. “Sign up to my channel” OK. “Do Your Homework” OK. WOW All those pupils. Good Jop Hotforwords. Look forword to “Another Lesson”
    Cheers form the west coast of Canada

  39. elmic101 on January 25th, 2008 9:42 pm

    :wink: Profesora looking hot !
    how about Jackass is it about an animal or
    a political term

  40. slipperynoodle20 on January 25th, 2008 9:19 pm

    Another 5 star lesson. Loved the special FX.
    For my homework I submit a word that should be near & dear to you; BLOG.

    Your Faithful Student

    slipperynoodle20 replied on January 25th, 2008 9:31 pm:

    PS
    Keep the MED(Marina”s English Dictionary) over >><>>>> there. Please.

    slipperynoodle20 replied on January 25th, 2008 9:50 pm:

    PS
    Keep the MED(Marina’s English Dictionary) over >>>> there. Great idea

  41. golf4birds on January 25th, 2008 9:02 pm

    Every time I watch you I get FLABERGASTED….

    I have always felt the word “fartknocker” had a funny ring to it..
    How about “cumberbun” or “knuckelhead”

    How ever you look at these, I can look at you (and listen to your accent) all day long
    :shock:

    Golf4birds

    beavis90210 replied on January 26th, 2008 11:35 am:

    Golf4birds–

    As I understood it, Mike Judge and the writing staff of Beavis and Butthead made up a whole host of words to get past the censors and MTV. Fartknocker is just one of many of these. I’m not sure exactly what it means, other than its an epithet that means fartknocker.

    Maybe someone can compile a list…

  42. defiant4eva on January 25th, 2008 7:33 pm

    Blatherskite
    Bamboozle
    Discombobulate
    Are a few that I can think of…

  43. duquesne az on January 25th, 2008 7:11 pm

    You are absolutely the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Enjoyed your interview on the “Red Eye” though your intelligence was a bit intimidating for the other panelists and the host.

    How about lollygager? Is it possible to stump you my teacher?

  44. flashman on January 25th, 2008 6:17 pm

    Absolutely Gorgeous.

    How about “Dead Ringer”. What’s the story behind that?

  45. badboy on January 25th, 2008 5:36 pm

    burbled
    nincompoop :shock:
    wanabe
    frabjous :eek:
    jabberwocky
    shortsnout :mrgreen:
    brillig
    abercrombie
    absolut vodka
    abzi :twisted:
    acerophobia
    achaributyrophobia
    daflydadashdar
    jellybelly :oops:
    fuzzynavel
    fruitcake :twisted:
    febbets
    flukie :roll:

  46. quepasakoolj18 on January 25th, 2008 3:49 pm

    Looking beautiful as always Marina :)

  47. michael duckett on January 25th, 2008 3:02 pm

    Yes, i am. Flabbergasted.

  48. highvoltedge on January 25th, 2008 1:26 pm

    my teachers never looked as good as you mariana.
    frickasee i dunno if its spelled right

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