tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post5840137549937164900..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: Word OrphansCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-69723832435123156472013-11-02T15:55:24.856-07:002013-11-02T15:55:24.856-07:00Howdy Anne & Christine,
I agree that fun-sound...Howdy Anne & Christine,<br />I agree that fun-sounding words may have more staying power. I'd like to add to "stiggido" & "spink" my family's word for a piece of soap that's small & slippery enough you can't quite hold onto it, but still won't disappear down the drain -- "squidge."CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-86984046204787054322013-11-01T09:43:31.260-07:002013-11-01T09:43:31.260-07:00Interesting about Rachel's little brother'...Interesting about Rachel's little brother's word. I remember when my little brother invented the word "spink", meaning to flick something with your finger and thumb, something he liked to do with stuff like peas, especially when aimed at his little sister. I think the language needs the word "spink" and maybe "stiggido" too. I'm very grateful for words like pooch, pokey, and hanker. So glad they survived in spite of proper parenting. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-63884800289484342782013-11-01T08:38:42.322-07:002013-11-01T08:38:42.322-07:00Some of these orphaned words stuck and others didn...Some of these orphaned words stuck and others didn't. I wonder if it has to do with how fun they are to say. Pokey,pooch,squeamish. Pretty fun words. Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-3486459308065292782013-10-31T18:32:21.294-07:002013-10-31T18:32:21.294-07:00Hey Rachel6,
Stiggido indeed! An old teaching pal ...Hey Rachel6,<br />Stiggido indeed! An old teaching pal of mine, Mr. Dorfman, used to spend the first week of school having kids define & invent swear words, then those were the only derogatory words acceptable in his class the rwst of the year.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-38659081931569841032013-10-31T17:18:28.559-07:002013-10-31T17:18:28.559-07:00Pooch, pokey, and hike: proof that humanity will r...Pooch, pokey, and hike: proof that humanity will randomly invent words, and that they'll sometimes stick. ;)<br /><br />My little brother invented a word when he was around 4 years old: "stiggido." It was his version of a rude word, since my family discourages rudeness. Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.com