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Irregardless Dictionary of Nonwords (entry #1)

Posted on Friday the 7th of December 2012Friday the 10th of April 2020 by M-A

cuticles – (n. pl.) those aspects of a person or thing which are appealing or attractive

elemeno – (n.) an acronym pronounced as if it were a word (as in, the pronunciation of a.s.a.p. as AY-sap )

mollycoddle – (v.) embrace with excessive face-touching

octopieces – (n. pl.) a litter of baby octopi

scrooth – (n.) the sensation of drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth

titular – (adj.) of, or pertaining to, tits

zanzibar – (interj.) a delightful sensation in the mouth

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