Words or phrases you love

[HeartshapedFox]

As a kind of follow on from the ‘Words or phrases you can’t stand’ thread I thought I’d start a sister one for words and phrases you love.

So to kick off, the expression “egg in the nest” never fails to amuse me when referring to a gentleman with a bald patch, eg. “I saw Clive the other day, he’s got a bit of an egg in the nest nowadays hasn’t he?”

Also “tumbleweed”

Hullabaloo - I try to get this in whenever the occasion arises!

"Oh sugaration!" my mum used to say instead of swearing which I now realise is ridiculous.
I now also love 'egg in the nest'
Tartiflette
Mellifluous
On the wonk

Plinth
Penultimate
Marsupial
Couple a three. Meaning a few
Jollop medicine or ointment
Sweating like a glass blowers arse

Hyperbole

Scuture
Shitehawk
Spectacles (instead of glasses)
Ninnyhammer

I love the contrast and similarities between different expressions, such as to describe a bump on the head.

You can get an egg on the head or you can get a coco (as in the raised line on a coconut)/coco line.

Similarly, there are conker headed dicks and cue balled twats - it was a pretty rough school I was working at.

Surreptitious
Thrust
Pamplemousse
Flabbergasted

Categorically no

The kids hate that

Two Scottish ones: "Did ye, aye?!" (I do not believe you) and "Gonnae no dae that!" (stop/do not start performing this action).

Nincompoop

Also second Jobby, as in "I'm a qualified microbiologist specialising in stool sample analysis. My previous employment contract recently ended and I have yet to secure a new one. I'm currently between jobbies."

Balalaika

Affidavit

Palimpsest

I love the contrast and similarities between different expressions, such as to describe a bump on the head.

That reminds me - Bonce. 'Hitting your head' is not in the least bit amusing, however, 'Bonking your bonce' is hilarious

Membrillo. I made some the other day. Never heard of it before then.

Side by each
Hush la
Spiffy
Lasterday

@Livpool

Yes Hyperbole is a beautiful word!

Dullard

Formincation.
Yes, with an M. It means the feeling of having ants crawling all over you.

Macabre
Flounce

Also love 'wrong un' they're a proper wrong un.

Too much fru fru