As for non-geographical words that make me chuckle:

I have a sign that I refer to when writing that reminds me to "Eschew Obfuscation"...

a posteriori
xiphoid
phalanx
boysenberry
scabble
conchoideal
filbert
dénouement
quacksalver
kludge
labialize

Jeez, it's good to see that my education is getting me somewhere, eh? I always wanted to be a dictionary of useless words...

--- sweetstuff

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