crotchfruit

n. a child; children. Subjects: English, Biology, Body, Relationships, Slang

Editorial Note: This term is often pejorative.

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Citations: 1997 Geoff Miller Usenet:alt.support.childfree (Dec. 31) “Re: kids in restaurants”: I wasn’t consulted about my point of view re: your wanting to spawn, so why should I have to suffer the results of your popping some crotchfruit? 2001 Sylvia Ann Hewlett American Prospect (Jan. 1) “Caring for crib lizards” vol. 12, no. 1, p. A17: Child-free groups display a startling antagonism toward kids, referring to them as “anklebiters,” “crib lizards,” “crotch fruit,” “fartlings,” “germ mongers,” “semen demons,” “vomit comets,” “spawn,” and “sprogs.” 2003 [Stewart Q. Sutton] ChessBanter.com (Sept. 11) “Mensa in Florida”: Mensa provides a place for hyperintelligent people with no social skills to find mates and breed more hyperintelligent uber-crotchfruit. 2004 [webwench] Hulver’s site (July 18) “I’m back”: This was a family vacation (me + teh boy, my mom+stepdad, the mother of stepdad, my stepbrother+wife and their crotchfruit, and my stepbrother’s wife’s parents). 2005 Sarcastic Journalist (Texas) (July 17) “Logistics”: She felt sad because the townhouses (For $95k!) had three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a garage plus a fenced backyard. She could put her two crotch fruit in the backyard and mix alcoholic beverages all day long.

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Reader comments:

The term “cereal killers” was left out. Any particular reason since they eat so much of it.

by michaeljohnso52@sbcglobal.net 12 Nov 05, 0318 GMT

I had two big bowls of Captain Crunch this morning, adhering as nearly as possible to the Neal Stephenson ideal. What does that make me? : )

by Grant Barrett 12 Nov 05, 0348 GMT