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Irregardless Dictionary of Nonwords (entry #2)

Posted on Saturday the 26th of January 2013Friday the 10th of April 2020 by M-A

afterwaft – (n.) a grace period after engaging in private activities in which etiquette dictates one take a moment for ventilation of odors before reentering public spaces

biget – (n.) persons taller than a midget, i.e. big midget (usage note: this term is considered derogatory. The preferred term is big person.)

buttaful – (adj.) not traditionally attractive, yet unique and intriguing in presence; i.e. beautifully ugly

claustrophobia – (n.) the fear of a jolly fat man coming down your chimney

doppeldangler – (n.) a double or exact look-alike of one’s tallywacker (in urban folklore, great misfortune befalls those who see their doppeldangler at the next urinal over)

evesdrop – (v.) to choose not to take part in the festivities of a holiday until the calendar day of that holiday

jovenistic – (adj.) feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated youthfulness; displaying prejudiced support for those of a youthful age

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