My Word Buffet
Two of my favorite words are shenanigans and tomfoolery. I once hear a comedian use them together in his set, and I commandeered them as my own. (LOL)
Shenanigans (noun) - secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering as in silly or high-spirited behavior, as in mischief.
Tomfoolery (noun) - foolish or silly behavior
Bougie is another one of my favorites. My husband and I have been able to give our kids a life style that I definitely did not know growing up, so I say my kids are bougie.
Bougie/bourgeois (adjective) - relating to or typical of the middle class, especially in espousing respectability an conventional middle class materialistic values.
I like to use the word parched when I want to be fancy. I'm not just thirsty; I'm parched.
Parched (adjective) - extremely thirsty
My final word is not one that I've not used in real life, but as I was thumbing through the book "100 words to make you sound smart", I came across this word. It reminds me of when my daughter and I binge-watched Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Red Herring (noun) - something that draws attention away from the matter at hand.