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saulie
n. a hired mourner at a funeral

December 17, 2007 | Language

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dyscallignia
n. the dislike of beautiful women

December 10, 2007 | Language

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apodyopsis
n. the act of imagining a person naked

November 26, 2007November 25, 2007 | Language

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shunpike
n. a side road taken to avoid turnpike tolls or traffic

(Thanks, David.)

November 19, 2007 | Language

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martext
n. a blundering preacher

November 12, 2007 | Language

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potvaliant
adj. inclined to fight when drunk

November 5, 2007 | Language

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dysania
n. difficulty getting out of bed in the morning

October 29, 2007 | Language

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xanthodont
n. having yellow teeth

October 22, 2007October 22, 2007 | Language

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windbroach
n. an inferior fiddler

October 15, 2007 | Language

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diamerdis
n. a man who is covered in feces

October 8, 2007 | Language

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