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Monday, December 10, 2007

Nar, monkid

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

nar n. a slang term for snow. The long form is “nar nar.”

monkid n. a monkey that is dressed and cared for as if it were a child.

Friday, December 07, 2007

Facetimer, moofer

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

facetimer n. Cornell University slang for a person who only attends an event or appears in public in order to be seen by others.

moofer n. a person who works in a variety of places and not just in an office. Coined by Microsoft from Mobile Out of Office.

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