Flibbertigibbet, rhubarb or noggin: Voting for 'World Cup of random words' is now open

He told the publication that he walking through Crystal Palace Park in South London when after seeing a sphinx on a plinth he thought to himself that "plinth" was a "good word". So, he shared the first Twitter poll with three other words -- "emolument", "snazzy" and "out".

More than 1,300 people voted in the initial poll and "plinth" won by 48 per cent.

The success of the poll encouraged Parikan to think bigger. He set up 40 groups with random words, prepared a spreadsheet to stop words from being duplicated, and created a website so people could understand the meaning and use of the words.

Thousands of votes and multiple rounds later, 4,096 words were cut down to 16.

"To reach this stage, flounce has beaten midriff, countermand, humble, spigot, weasel, singe, gusset, thwack, flange and haberdashery, with a total of 3,667 votes," Parikan told Daily Mail.

"Meanwhile, flibbertigibbet has overcome ooze, drench, particle, turpitude, mew, hickory, dastardly, surreptitious, warble, and rapscallion, with a total of 3,608 votes."

"Flibbertigibbet" won the Twitter poll by 55.3 per cent.

The quarter-finals of the World Cup of Random Words will take place on December 27, the semi-finals on December 29 before New Year's Eve when the final will be held.