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27 Funny Posts About What Kids Call Things
Children don't always know the dictionary-official words for things, but the alternative terms and phrases they come up with are often even better than the real ones.
That's why many parents and caregivers take to platforms like Threads and X to share the funniest malapropisms and creative turns of phrase they've heard from kids. Below, we've rounded up 27 hilarious examples, from 'cloud adventures' to 'a Moroccan troll.'
My little daughter calls a trampoline a "jumpoline" and it's so cute I don't want to correct her— Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) July 6, 2025 ">
My little daughter calls a trampoline a "jumpoline" and it's so cute I don't want to correct her
My four-year-old calls Dijon mustard 'John Deere mustard'. So that's what it is now. John Deere mustard.— Dan Baldassarre (@evornithology) August 11, 2025 ">
My four-year-old calls Dijon mustard 'John Deere mustard'. So that's what it is now. John Deere mustard.
My 7yo asked if we had any "school pens" and it took me a minute longer than I care to admit to figure out he meant pencils— meghan (@deloisivete) June 8, 2025 ">
My 7yo asked if we had any "school pens" and it took me a minute longer than I care to admit to figure out he meant pencils
my favorite mispronunciation of my 4yo's is that he calls his umbrella his "borilla" - like "gorilla" with a b.— emily may (@emilykmay) May 13, 2025 ">
my favorite mispronunciation of my 4yo's is that he calls his umbrella his "borilla" - like "gorilla" with a b.
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My five year old refers to turbulence as 'cloud adventures'— Swati Saxena (@SwatiSaxena1231) October 27, 2024 ">
My five year old refers to turbulence as 'cloud adventures'
My 2 year old refers to Kit Kats as 'Kitty Kats' thus all but guaranteeing that she will get one anytime she asks.— Erik (@SikkCaden) March 15, 2024 ">
My 2 year old refers to Kit Kats as 'Kitty Kats' thus all but guaranteeing that she will get one anytime she asks.
My 7-year-old refers to his eyelids as "eyecaps" and I will glare very menacingly at anyone who corrects him because it is such a perfect word.— Kristen Graham (@newskag) April 8, 2023 ">
My 7-year-old refers to his eyelids as "eyecaps" and I will glare very menacingly at anyone who corrects him because it is such a perfect word.
my 7yo calls Sushi, 'tooshi'— certain planes✈️ (@happier_isles) June 5, 2025 ">
my 7yo calls Sushi, 'tooshi'
my 5yo refers to The Ghostbusters as 'the DustBusters' and I guess that kind of works.— kathryn (@carpex3diem19) October 30, 2023 ">
my 5yo refers to The Ghostbusters as 'the DustBusters' and I guess that kind of works.
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The 3yo refers to any time in the future as 'in the noon' and I will not be correcting him because it's adorable.— Brianna (@verygoodchat) November 20, 2023 ">
The 3yo refers to any time in the future as 'in the noon' and I will not be correcting him because it's adorable.
My 3yo got her first romper and she calls it 'the pants that go all the way up.' Apparently she explained it to her aunt as, 'They're pants, but they go all the way up so you don't have to wear a shirt.'— Rebekah Roper (@beyondwaiting) June 16, 2025 ">
My 3yo got her first romper and she calls it 'the pants that go all the way up.' Apparently she explained it to her aunt as, 'They're pants, but they go all the way up so you don't have to wear a shirt.'
Our 3yo calls 'ogres' 'yogurts' and I just love him so much— Gretchen Crowe (@GretchenOSV) July 18, 2025 ">
Our 3yo calls 'ogres' 'yogurts' and I just love him so much
my daughter (2yo) calls pistachios as 'snatch-eos' and i just... 😭— Lindsay (@pgillian____) July 2, 2025 ">
my daughter (2yo) calls pistachios as 'snatch-eos' and i just... 😭
My two-year-old refers to worms as snakes and he picked one up today so he's basically St. Patrick— Madeline Fry Schultz (@madelineefry) March 18, 2024 ">
My two-year-old refers to worms as snakes and he picked one up today so he's basically St. Patrick
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