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cacographic
adj. badly written or spelled

April 16, 2007April 16, 2007 | Language

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dactylconomy
n. the art of counting on one’s fingers

April 9, 2007April 9, 2007 | Language

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acersecomic
n. a person whose hair has never been cut

March 26, 2007March 26, 2007 | Language

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gynotikolobomassophilia
n. a proclivity for nibbling on women’s earlobes

March 19, 2007March 19, 2007 | Language

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elozable
adj. amenable to flattery

March 12, 2007March 12, 2007 | Language

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deasil
adj. clockwise

March 5, 2007March 5, 2007 | Language

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abscotchalater
n. one hiding from the police

February 27, 2007February 27, 2007 | Language

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floccify
v. to consider worthless

February 19, 2007February 20, 2007 | Language

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infandous
adj. too horrible to mention

February 12, 2007February 11, 2007 | Language

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preantepenultimate
adj. fourth from last

February 5, 2007February 5, 2007 | Language

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