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Thread #80343   Message #1468757
Posted By: Amos
23-Apr-05 - 08:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: Today's word is:-
Subject: RE: BS: Today's word is:-
Some of my favorites from the vigorous 19th centruy when the language expanded in the US almost as fat as the US did:

sockdologer (a real lollapalooza)
skedaddle (to scat, vamoose, blow, run away, or git)
hornswoggle (to astonish or amaze)
blustrification (the action of celebrating boisterously),
goshbustified (excessively pleased and gratified),
dumfungled (used up).

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