Funniest Word?

[Psy-Fi]

Flotsam & Jetsam

[Lexi Darling]

Persnickety

[Psy-Fi]

Gadzooks

[Lisnaholic]

Flotsam & Jetsam

Good one! ...and an example of words that I used for years, until I one day made the effort to discover how they are not the same:-

Flotsam is defined as debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident. Jetsam describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress, most often to lighten the ship's load. Under maritime law the distinction is important.