A list of openings with strange (dumb) names

Papa Ticulat Gambit
www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Horwitz-Papa-Ticulat-Gambit

Alekhine's Defense: Mokele Mbembe variation.

www.chess.com/openings/Alekhines-Defense-Mokele-Mbembe-Variation

The closed Sicilian.

@WassimBerbar said in #2:
> Alekhine's Defense: Mokele Mbembe variation.
>
> www.chess.com/openings/Alekhines-Defense-Mokele-Mbembe-Variation
@Mercy-Man said in #1:
> Papa Ticulat Gambit
> www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Horwitz-Papa-Ticulat-Gambit

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(btw that's the name of my secret opening)

We didn’t call it „fried liver“ back in the days.

The end-time Bishop.

lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/-interesting-names-for-openings-and-variations-?page=2#13

Orangutan
Pterodactyl Variation of Sicilian
The Crab is rather descriptive.

Why nobody mentioned The Bongcloud ?

The "Monster Declined" as the lichess database calls the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7.