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Making one's nut

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laundromat

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by Archived Topic » Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:54 pm

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copacetic / copasetic / copesetic

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by Archived Topic » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:15 pm

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Clients and Customers

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by tony h » Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:37 pm

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Scrumping

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by Phil White » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:23 pm

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elegiac

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:08 pm

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Words coined by Thomas Hardy

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by tracymar » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:35 am

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Billowous

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by trolley » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:38 pm

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clickbait

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by Ken Greenwald » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:47 pm

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Hob

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by trolley » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:14 pm
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rabble-rouser

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by Ankh151 » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:10 pm

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2018 Word of the Year

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:39 am

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wrong-foot

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by Ken Greenwald » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:58 pm

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glug

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:47 pm

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pearl-clutching, pearl clutching

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:27 am

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Hyper/Hypo

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by trolley » Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:04 pm

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Incel and incel

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:55 pm

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pie-hole

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by gdwdwrkr » Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:02 am

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One who lives there entire life in one area

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by tafelice » Sat May 05, 2018 1:31 am

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pitted/pittered out?

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by trolley » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:23 am

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ambit

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:17 pm

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Hue and Cry

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by trolley » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:03 pm

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woe betide

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:18 pm

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drag / in drag / drag queen

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by jgodfroy » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:56 pm

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arriviste / arrivist

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:05 pm

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blind men on galloping horses

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by Tony Farg » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:40 pm
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dead cat bounce

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by Wizard of Oz » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:20 pm

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Neologism - volunteeriat

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by Bobinwales » Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:04 pm

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mung (the verb)

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:41 am

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kleptocracy

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Aug 30, 2018 4:13 am

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kayfabe

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:01 am

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okey dokey artichokey

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by Rich » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:16 pm
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umami

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:05 pm

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POTTER/PUTTER?

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by trolley » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:35 pm

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gaslighting

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri May 25, 2018 8:33 pm

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conservative kidney

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by Ken Greenwald » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:05 pm

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Flash Language

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by Wizard of Oz » Sun May 13, 2018 2:03 pm

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tinfoil hat

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:12 pm

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Pluck

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by Bobinwales » Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:46 pm

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spoony

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:21 pm

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Sideboards

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by trolley » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:02 am

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shine one's knuckles

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by trolley » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:50 pm

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epistemic closure

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:14 am

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paraphernalia

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by Bobinwales » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:27 pm

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Khaki/Kharki

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by trolley » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:50 pm

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magniloquent

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:51 pm

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L'esprit de l'escalier

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by BonnieL » Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:21 pm

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truckle

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by tony h » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:25 am

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Small hinges swing big doors

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by PauladePlume » Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:01 am

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Judas Goat

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by trolley » Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:54 pm

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