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Re: They Have a Word for It!

From:Muke Tever <alrivera@...>
Date:Friday, August 3, 2001, 13:06
From: "andrew" <hobbit@...>
> Am 08/03 00:50 Yoon Ha Lee yscrifef: > > > On that note, I seem to remember some "dictionary" of words that ought > > to exist, snatches of which were read to us in 3rd grade. I can't for > > the life of me remember the author or title, but one word I remember > > vividly was "airdo," or "the little rubber-dust fragments that come from > > an eraser when you use it" (or somesuch). This ring a bell with anyone? > > > Was it Sniglets, the dictionary of necessary words, or some title close > to that? I know Sniglets is right, I remember finding it in a library.
I remember my elementary school library had a couple of them. The only two words I remember from it right now were: Aquadextrous, being able to operate the bathtub faucet with your feet Ecnalubma, an ambulance only visible in the rear-view mirror. *Muke!