необычные слова в английском языке🎀

skedaddle /skɪˈdæd.əl/ – удирать, сматываться
The kids skedaddled when they heard their mom calling.

hullabaloo /ˌhʌl.ə.bəˈluː/ – гам, шум, возня
What’s all the hullabaloo about in the kitchen?

nincompoop /ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp/ – простофиля, дурень
Don’t be such a nincompoop, read the instructions first!

ragamuffin /ˈræɡ.əˌmʌf.ɪn/ – оборванец, замарашка
A little ragamuffin ran up to us asking for coins.

higgledy-piggledy /ˌhɪɡ.əl.diˈpɪɡ.əl.di/ – как попало, в беспорядке
Clothes were thrown higgledy-piggledy on the floor.

flummoxed /ˈflʌm.əkst/ – в замешательстве, озадаченный
She was flummoxed by the unexpected question.

whippersnapper /ˈwɪp.əˌsnæp.ər/ – наглец
That young whippersnapper thinks he knows better than everyone else.

catawampus /ˌkæt̬.əˈwɒm.pəs/ – перекошенный, неровный
The picture frame is all catawampus, fix it!

mollycoddle /ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/ – изнеживать, нянчиться
Stop mollycoddling him; he needs to learn responsibility.

bamboozle /bæmˈbuː.zəl/ – одурачить, обвести вокруг пальца
He bamboozled the guards to sneak into the concert.