The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10553   Message #73829
Posted By: Cara
27-Apr-99 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: Creating your own name for something
Subject: RE: Creating your own name for something
Apologizing in advance, we call Michigan "Militiagan"

Isn't "computadora" an actual word in Spanish?

My little cousin called nail polish "poll nailish" and it stuck. As children we got away with repeating mu dad when he said that our whole fam-damily was bass-ackwards.

We also say, when other people are impatient waiting for us, that they're "walking backwards". I've no idea why.

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did wyre and gimbol...