▲ 114 ▼ Have you ever momentarily forgotten a word, so you just make one up? (discuss.online) submitted 6 months ago by Etterra@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments I have, twice that I can remember. Nukamajig - microwave. I still use it from time to time because it's too stupid not to. Miscombobulate - mixup and confuse. Just now, between the time it was and when the appartment building's laundry room was closed for the night.
[–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 months ago (2 children) Omnitemporally, or put another way, circumclockularly. That's how words innoventually enter the lexicon. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Etterra@discuss.online [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child) At least when they're not being stolen wholesale, needfully or not. Looking at you, umami. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's why I only use words that I find rummaging through other peoples' trash. I call it scavenglish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago That's just the entire language. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago oof ouch my clock. at least run some warm water for your hands first permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Etterra@discuss.online [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child) At least when they're not being stolen wholesale, needfully or not. Looking at you, umami. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's why I only use words that I find rummaging through other peoples' trash. I call it scavenglish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago That's just the entire language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's why I only use words that I find rummaging through other peoples' trash. I call it scavenglish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago That's just the entire language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago That's just the entire language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago oof ouch my clock. at least run some warm water for your hands first permalink fedilink source parent