nerdle
n.— «Plenty of people have “fake words that the family uses”—for example…“nerdles” (rhymes with hurdles) for dry cat food thingys.» —“Re: GH: Time for MPT” by Kathleen Lenkeit Usenet: rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc Aug. 14, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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