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megalopig

megalopig  n.— «Readers of WW4 REPORT will recall that Dunham was inadvertently responsible for the addition of a new word to the English language. Moussaoui, in his rambling self-penned legal motions attempting to dismiss Dunham as his...

vernie

vernie  n.— «The students, who, if they do manage to make it to higher learning institutions have even been known to face discrimination from private or convent-educated students and are snickeringly referred to as “vernies”...

bralette

bralette  n.— «The forms “prettiness” now takes, which include “bralettes” for girls as young as three, as well as the language used to describe appearance in girls’ magazines directed at readers from five up...

informationalization

informationalization n. the computerization of business, industry, and military. Editorial Note: This word appears to be most common in East Asian countries where English is a language of business but not of the home. Etymological Note: Probably...

rark

rark  v. phr.— «Originally for condoning the use of foul language and making fun of people’s families. Since then I have had a lot of time for A Goose, he is a good sport who takes a rark on the chin.» —“Boofhead Club—For Matty...

Rastatute

Rastatute  n.— «For all the talk of romance, the language of sex tourism is pretty basic. In Jamaica the men are called “beach boys” or “Rastatutes.” The women are called milk bottles by the men—partly because of...

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