Words WITH Funny Meaning

·        Harley-Vous Francais? - Can you drive a French motorcycle? 

·        Haste Cuisine - French fast food.

·        Posh Mortem - Aristocratic deaths .

·        Felix Navidad - My cat has a boat.

·        Merci rien- Thanks for nothing.

·        Quip pro quo - A very fast reply.

·        Veni, Vidi, Vice - I came, I saw, I was naughty.

·        Ich liebe rich - I'd love to have lots of money.

·        Amicus Puriae - A platonic friend.

·        Respondez s'il vous plaid - Only come to the party in a kilt.

·        Parlez-vous Francais - Do you speak French?  (Harley as in Harley-Davidson motorbike.)

·        Haute Cuisine - Translates from the French literally as "high cooking" it refers to quality cooking in good restaurants

·        Post Mortem - Latin for autopsy - to examine a body after death

·        Feliz Navidad - Happy Christmas to Spanish speakers worldwide

·        Merci bien - Thank you in French - "rien" the French for nothing

·        Quid pro quo - From the Latin "something for something" - an equal exchange of goods or services

·        Vene, Vedi, Vici - I came, I saw, I conquered - words attributed to Julius Caesar.

·        Ich liebe dich - I love you in German

·        Amicus curiae is a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as "friend of the court".

·        RSVP - Please reply  (Answer in French!)

·        Every year the Washington Post asks its readers to dream up alternative, yet cool meanings for ordinary words.  Here are examples:

·        Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk

·        Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

·        Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

·        Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

·        Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

·        Poultry in motion: A chicken crossing the road

·        Acupuncture: A jab well done.

·        If you jump off a Paris bridge, you are in Seine.

·        When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.

·        Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead the dough basis.