Flummoxed

Flummoxed This English slang word is an adjective: flummoxed. (Verblüfft). The slang word means to be bewildered or to be perplexed. Sample Sentence: “She became flummoxed and speechless after what she had heard.”   It may look like you are...

Gobsmacked

Gobsmacked informal• British adjective: gobsmacked; adjective: gob-smacked; this English slang word means utterly astonished; astounded. (erstaunt, überraschen) “All the English people were gobsmacked when the new English King walked into the room.”  ...

Skedaddle

Skedaddle This English slang word means to depart quickly (schnell abreisen) or hurriedly; or to run away (weglaufen/abhauen). SAMPLE SENTENCE: “When the deer saw us, he skedaddled!” NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises....

Whatsit, Whatnot, Whatchamacallit.

Whatsit, Whatnot, Whatchamacallit. British English slang vocabulary, which is used when you do not know or remember what to call an object.     Me teaching in one of the companies that I visit in person instead of teaching remotely via a ZOOM – MS...

Nincompoop

Nincompoop The English slang word Nincompoop was originally meant to not be of a sound mind. Nincompoop has a history as unusual as its meaning. One hypothesis includes connections to the Latin phrase non-compos (mentis), meaning “not of sound mind.” Alternatively,...