scuttlebutt \skuh-tull-but\ n.

1. Gossip; rumor.
2. Drinking fountain/cask of drinking water on a ship.

Source: prehistoric Bobbins.

borax (bore-acks), n.

Cheap merchandise, especially tasteless furnishings.

snicklefritz (snih-kl-fritz), n.

A rambunctious or rowdy kid.

Today in anthropology, I saw a video called American Tongues. A portion was dedicated to slang in regional areas. So this is not an obscure word per se if you're from that region... but it's greek to me.

antigogglin (exactly like it looks), n.

Crooked.

Seriously, guys, best word ever: floccinaucinihilpilification.

ichthyomancy /ICK-thee-oh-man-see/ n.

fortunetelling with fish offal.

panjandrum (pan-'jan-dr&m), n.
plural: -drums also panjandra

A powerful personage or pretentious official.

From the poem "The Great Panjandrum," by Samuel Foote.

logomonomania /log-oh-moan-oh-MAY-nee-uh/ n.

loquacity in manic proportions.

kismet \KIZ-met; -mit\, n.

Destiny; fate.

I'm reading a book by Dorothy Sayers, and EVERY PAGE has a potential blandilo submission.

But I always forget them all.

But I'm thinking of you.