Deliberately mispronounced words.
The thing that transfers smoke from your fireplace through the roof to the outdoors is NOT a "chimbley."

The fluffy fiberglass that you install in the walls of houses to keep you warm in the winter is NOT "itchulation."

The energy source that we use to drive turbines for electricity that's derived from uranium is NOT "nookyoolur."

The gas pedal in a car is NOT the "exhilarator."

Deliberately mangling words is not clever or funny. It just makes you look like a twit.
( Wanderer, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 19:58, 9 replies)

I dunno
Skellington is a great word, and my dear old Nan said Chimbley.
(kitescreech still here, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:04, closed)

Skellington is what started this one.
I've known a lot of people who use these mangled words. I always have to keep myself from asking them if they can write out that word for me, as I can't understand them.

I often wonder if they're aware of it.
( Wanderer, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:10, closed)

Intentional Eggcorns
is what I'd call them
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:40, closed)

It's a nightmare
when you start saying things like "Binoc-you-lears" (in a funny whiney voice) instead of "Binoculars" , all thanks to a Young Ones episode back in 1983-ish. You see, all these years later you will, just like me and my family, be completely unable to pronounce the word properly when you are outside the house.
It's fine asking your Mum where she has hidden the binoc-you-lears, she will tell you she has no idea where the binoc-you-lears are, all very amusing ha ha.
It's not fine when you stride up to a stall at a Game Fair and ask the man how much his fucking binoc-you-lears are.
(Rsoles, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:22, closed)

Bow..
..lacks!
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:30, closed)

Mainly, yes.
But I do quite like playing with the Tube in this way. I have a friend who lives in West Hamster, and you need to take the Metrosexual Line and the Jumbly Line to get there.

I especially like the phrase "Jumbly Line".
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 20:56, closed)

"itchulation"
Yes it fucking is. You've obviously never installed the stuff.
(gordonjcp, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 23:13, closed)

I've installed far too much of it.
I've insulated walls and attics and crawlspaces. You have to wear overalls, a dust mask and gloves. Then you shower immediately after you finish.

An ounce of prevention and all that.
( Wanderer, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 23:22, closed)

You seem to be missing an important point here....
Half the fun of deliberately mangling and mispronouncing everyday words is to get a rise out of people like yourself. By the way, thanks for 'exhilarator' - I have never heard that before but I shall use it as soon as the opportunity arises.
( 4Q just lurking, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 11:26, closed)