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June 09th, 2008 | Category: Weird Words

Here’s one to work seamlessly into your next conversation…

tohubohu

to·hu·bo·hu [toh-hoo-boh-hoo] -noun

chaos; disorder; confusion.

[Origin: 1605–15; Heb tōhū wā-bhōhū]

Example of usage: From its beginnings in 2000, the Bush administration has been a hotbed of tohubohu.

6 Comments so far

pagan sphinx June 9th, 2008 4:52 am

Can I cry and pout while I say it?
Winston June 9th, 2008 5:20 am

@Pagan: Absolutely…
ALEX TO » Blog Archive » Names of Japanese Desserts, for $100, Alex… June 9th, 2008 6:29 pm

[...] Names of Japanese Desserts, for $100, Alex… Here’s one to work seamlessly into your next conversation… . tohubohu . to·hu·bo·hu [toh-hoo-boh-hoo] -noun. chaos; disorder; confusion. [Origin: 1605–15; Heb tōhū wā-bhōhū]. Example of usage: From its beginnings in 2000, … [...]
twomartini June 9th, 2008 7:04 pm

Seems like that could apply to Obama, Clinton, Kennedy, Reid, Pelosi, and Feinstein as well.

Am I wrong?
Liz June 10th, 2008 1:52 am

And it’s in my Chambers dictionary therefore is eligible for Scrabble competitions. Not that I play Scrabble but a wonderful word anyway.
twomartini June 10th, 2008 8:27 pm

Politics aside. One thing is for sure. Our country is in a mess.

But I do value you as a good friend. I really do. I always have and I always vwill.