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Have you ever invented a word?



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if so, please supply the definition and a key to pronunciation if necessary.

by NumbrOneAunt in Six Words Questions on Nov 21, 2012 | add favorite | T-shirt

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Wench says,

When I was little, I had an entire language. I wrote a dictionary. I don't remember it, except that "ackeydos" was "applesauce". You know, got to have my priorities straight.

canadafreeze says,

All the time. We still use words from our children.
Hopia - Hospital
Combertaler - convertible
Bingerine - vinegar
Some in my personal lexicon I won't share:-)

marymc says,

My son always wanted to go to "mihdonos or burber kin" and if he didn't know the answer to something, it was "inotknow" with an accompanying hand gesture.

Dhani says,

I manufacture a phony word from what originally is a spicy swear word, so as not to offend. (Some did the same thing in Olde Ireland, as in: 'FECK you!')

MO_Thoughts2 says,

A phrase that my daughter used when she was little. When she wanted to play in her room in the evening she would ask me to "Turn the dark off". I remember the first time she asked me to turn the light on. I teared up.

JAD says,

As a small child I would say camoie instead of commode.

JAD says,

CAMOLE

Dragonflower says,

I have phrases that mean something only to me and people who know me. Like I'll say, "just a baby minute" which is kinda like, just a sec. When somethng isn't going right, I'll say, ut-oh, spaghetti-o's". When something is crazy, it's "cuckoo-bananas". If I don't like someone or something they have done, they are a "do-do head" I didn't realize I had so many. There's more. They are second nature to me so if I just met someone and feel comfortabale with them, I'll probabaly add them to the conversation without realizing it. They are often surprised because I usually speak with fancier words and seem more proper most of the time. I never thought of this before. Good question!

Dhani says,

(probably how many words finally get into the language & dictionary...)

Bevvie says,

Nitwitington is my word for idiots, and we still use my son's word for ambulance which is ambulamb! Example: "Look at that nitwitington trying to outrun the ambulamb!

Level1 says,

No, but my son has: Craptacular, when something is especially shitty.

ctgoods2 says,

I really want to take credit for chesticles, but I'm told it's been claimed.

Redx3 says,

My sister and I have a word we use together that is Yiddishese phony style. Schmageggy. Put plainly, it is the instant substitute for all things stupid or bad. It can used as an adjective.

Queen_Mab says,

Not any nice ones!

H2point0 says,

Mon Fri is now: "My Friend"

Mitodoteira says,

Облопки. Means whats left when you pop things (лоп-pop). I also use random endearments and greetings from Hebrew, Latin, and Sindarin (Russian too, but I speak all of russian so I don't think that counts).

Mourningdove says,

Son learning to spell, pronounced things funny and we still use the pronounciations. Cook-eyes for cookies, and Ja-pansies for Japanese.

Larry_D._Smith says,

Droozle:
The trail of drool that slides down your child’s mouth and quickly slides its way down your body. Often occurring when lifting her up joyfully and accidentally letting gravity do its messy work.

catsmeow says,

Dubiosity, as in "I have some dubiosity about these stories."

DukeRaider says,

Whonhownwhereinthe: long drawn out version of "wtf." Pronounced phonetically. Said when confusion and frustration combine. Not to be used in moments of "awww, shucks" or genuine blow-ups of vulgarity. Tempered to be used in between both emotions. A precursor to vulgarity and cussing stages.

AQScott says,

"Genuity" (jen-noo-it-ee)...it means "genuineness"...when I first thought of it it wasn't in the dictionary or online anywhere...should have claimed it back then...

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