Wriggly, giggle, puffball: What makes some words funny? Upchuck, bubby, boff, wriggly, yaps, giggle, cooch, guffaw, puffball, and jiggly: the top 10 funniest words in the English language, according to a new study. The researchers determined that there are two main kinds of predictors of funniness in words: those related to the form of the word and those related to its meaning. Source 5q.
Here are some words that make me giggle: Brouhaha, Nincompoop, Whippersnapper, Shenanigan.
This are all words that I heard growing up, and as I got older the sillier they became. They're just weird sounding!