A Conversation

Fred and his wife, Nikita, were having a conversation about words while on a road trip.

Fred said, "I am thinking of a devilishly tricky word that has five consonants in a row."

Nikita countered with, "That's a good one, but people are lining up to find a word with five vowels in a row."

What words were Fred and Nikita thinking of?



HintFred's word: "devilishly"
Nikita's phrase: "lining up"

Answer
Fred was thinking of witchcraft and Nikita was thinking of queueing.

While having a good chuckle over their cleverness, Nikita missed the turn off for Wheeling and they wasted an hour getting back on the right road.
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