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The ultimate new words thread #102679 05/18/11 05:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California Val OP Member
OP Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	I know that we have at least a few people here who enjoy making up new words. I thought I'd start a thread where we can post them so that others may learn them and enjoy them too! I'll start. Two of my kids went on a field trip to a space museum today. We were talking about it at dinner and got on the topic of astrology and its gifts to our language (e.g. saturnine, mercurial). DS9 made up the following words: Plutarious: the quality of always feeling chilly. "I was born plutarious." Neptar: the quality of being naughty or snotty. Derived from the nasty atmosphere on Neptune. Can also be applied to people or animals who try to intimidate or otherwise pick on each other ("Joey was being really neptar today in school! He was driving everyone crazy.") Last edited by Val; 05/18/11 05:45 PM. Reason: Clarity

Re: The ultimate new words thread Val #102684 05/18/11 07:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,777 South Texas La Texican Member
La Texican Member Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,777 South Texas	Originally Posted by La Texican I want to share another cute brag. � I noticed a while back that ds always creates a mixture between the words "empty" and "nothing" whenever he has a reason to use either of these words. �"nenmpty", "numpthing", "nempting", "netty", that's all I can think of. �He knows about the number zero. �It is obvious to dh and me that he is doing this intentionally. �For one thing he uses variations. �When he misunderstands a word he mispronounces it the same way each time.� � Youth lives by personality, age lives by calculation. -- Aristotle on a calendar

Re: The ultimate new words thread Val #102688 05/18/11 08:36 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA Cathy A Member
Cathy A Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,783 West coast, USA	DS made this one up when he was about five: I'm so hungry, I'm swollering!

Re: The ultimate new words thread Val #102922 05/20/11 08:16 PM
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TxBombshell Junior Member T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 17	DD8's recent made up word was "playative" as in someone who really likes to play. She said it would make a good word and I thought it sounded so good, I actually looked it up - just in case

Re: The ultimate new words thread Val #102923 05/20/11 08:21 PM
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OP Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	My kids are very playative!

Re: The ultimate new words thread Val #102924 05/20/11 08:28 PM
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onthegomom Member O Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,743	My son makes up words too. It is funny to hear him talk to his sister with these words, with an ongoing story they do. He uses his made up words like they are real and she seems to get it all. I wonder if it's easy to get a new word in the dictionary Last edited by onthegomom; 05/20/11 08:29 PM.

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