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Irregardless Dictionary of Nonwords (entry #3)

Posted on Monday the 26th of January 2015Friday the 10th of April 2020 by M-A

anakronphobia – (n.) the fear of living anywhere other than Akron, Ohio

babelnym – (n.) a word that does not have any precise or direct meaning other than in its language of origin

like – (adv.) the linguistic equivalent of raisins in baked goods; i.e. discourse particle

porange – (n.) a petite orange

scatagories – (n.) a classification system devised for cataloging varieties of fecal matter

scuttlebutt – (v.) that thing your dog keeps doing on the good carpet

sthlee – (n.) spittle collected in reservoirs at the corners of one’s mouth

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