Do You Ever Make Up Words?

[b] Nope! Glad to hear it, since it means you're in the pink! A friend of mine named Robin, who was in the process of becoming a nun--& thus was trying to break her habit of swearing--would make up swear words. My favorite was "frabblesnatch." Ex: "Now where did I leave my frabblesnatching glasses, anyway?!" I use it to this day! Maggiepie STALKERS WILL BE EATEN BY AN ATTACK CAT!___^..^

Ha, can you believe I invented a new word with a typo? Should have read splendicious. Frabble could work as it could turn into those frabbling tourist drivers but I think it lacks a certain to the pointness which comes with a real expletive.

[b]Re your typo: De nada. I figured you meant splendiscious (fabulous word! One I shall now steal). I collect really great typos, by the way, my own included! (That also goes for goofs in films) Frabblesnatch was fun, but for a word which really did sound terrible--but wasn't--I liked her "expletive": "Supravaditch!" (suh-PRAY-vah-ditch) (Used when very angry & often, when anger is combined with surprise) " A fun word, indeed. And another I use a lot! Maggiepie WORD MAVEN & FU FIGHTER ;o) [/b]

[b]Hi, Vandana--did part of your post get chopped off? Those are cute names, but "Babushka" is Russian" for "grandmother." How did he end up with that? But I'm really not talking of nicknames, here. Instead, I'm talking about coming up with a substitute word for things for which you have no word! I created the word "gnurr" for what I later found was the action called by feline experts, "sneering." The way gnurr is pronounced comes from the cat's mouth looks, if it actually spoke. The tongue is held high against his palette, & held there for long moments. I finally found out why they do this. It seems there is an extra scenting (or maybe tasting) organ high in the back of their throats, & the odd motion & pose they hold enables them to really examine the scent much more closely. That's what I figured they were doing, so it's nice to have my theory confirmed! The other word I made up, "sneezle," was a sort of compromise between "sneeze" & "teasel." I'll let you look that last up, if it's unknown to you. It's an old British term, & when you read the definition, you'll understand why I chose it. But I know of no word that fits the condition (preceding a sneeze) I described. If you know one, please share it here! If I like it as much or more than sneezle, I'll use it! This whole thing began with a recent discussion in which someone (Epicure?) made up a term ("drillion") for a whole number above "trillion." There are already such words as "quadrillion" (4 trillion), but the next level up, though it may have an official term, is as yet unknown to us! I'm not math savvy, so I don't even know where to ask! Do the terms you call your dad mean particular things, or are they just endearments..."sweet nothings," as we refer to them? Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Awww...you make me miss all my dads. I had three, who all had a hand in rearing me: my maternal grandfather, Thomas Price, my birth dad, Doyle Crouch, & my step-dad, Norman Jennings. I miss them all, so much. I love it that you have such a sweet relationship! Maggiepie STALKERS WILL BE EATEN BY AN ATTACK CAT!___^..^

Yeah, I dont know what I pressed but suddenly the thing was at tag page. And I resigned to my fate. :) Oh! Its nice to know I call dad something in Russian. LOL. Actually I keep making these sounds and I ask dad what am I saying. If you are my real father you should be able to understand what I am saying. Poor chweet old man he tries to make some sense out of my gibberish. Mostly it is sweet nothings. :)

[b]Hi, Blackbriar! You never heard of gnurr & sneezle because I made 'em up! Yeah, I confess, I'm a word maven. You know, a lot of dictionaries don't even have the word "maven" in them?! Of ALL the words to omit!! Shocking literary deficiency! Anyway, unless I'm conversing with another word buff, I'm sure I do leave a lot of heads shaking! Sorry, but words are my favorite toys! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]