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- Maud Fitch
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Originally used to describe someone who watched activity on a canal, gongoozler now refers to any type of spectator.
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Ok, I don't know if it counts or not because my Mama made it up, but still I love it!

Here's a real one though, well sort of....
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - A word to say when you have nothing to say (nonsense)
Ok, here IS a REAL one....Nudiustertian


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Expression is not bad

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- Maud Fitch
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"The first rule of Fight Club is--you do not talk about Fight Club." (Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden, Fight Club)
"Your children need your presence more than your presents." (Jesse Jackson)
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Great examples.Maud Fitch wrote:Aphorism – a short witty saying generally accepted as truth conveyed in a memorable statement.
"The first rule of Fight Club is--you do not talk about Fight Club." (Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden, Fight Club)
"Your children need your presence more than your presents." (Jesse Jackson)
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Ginarmous = Giant and Enormous.
I learned it from Room by Emma Donoghue. Word Sandwich!

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Good one! Apparently humongous is a mash-up of huge and enormous.Butterbescotch wrote:Ginarmous = Giant and Enormous. I learned it from Room by Emma Donoghue. Word Sandwich!
Another one I've just learned is jiffle. If a child is jiffling, s/he is fidgetting or shuffling (and no doubt being annoying).