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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 peanut butter "sammich" #67884 04/29/02 03:45 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Is there a term for deliberately mispronouncing or spelling words to be playful? Examples: "sammich" for sandwich, or "nakkin" for napkin. My girlfriend and I do this all the time, and I was just wondering if there is a term for this sort of wordplay. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67885 04/29/02 03:57 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park I don't know any term for it.. but some of my favorites Drunken Hines (the cake mix--perfect for baba au rum!) and the old cafeteria chain-- big in NY, but i think also in other cities.. famous for its coin operated windows.. Horny and Hardup.. i can't think of the others.. but i have more.. (oh, a real NY one, the train lines N and R to queens.. also known as the Never and the Rarely--) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67886 04/30/02 12:09 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky : "sammich" for sandwich, or "nakkin" for napkin Honey, I'd call that baby-talk. Or, in your-all's case: flirting! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67887 04/30/02 12:13 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I don't know about baby talk Jackie. My former room-mates used to call them sammiches all the time. Shame on me but I picked up the habit to. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67888 04/30/02 12:16 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Shame on me but I picked up the habit to Once a cat-lick, always... yes, there *should be a word for this! Hurry up tsuwm, or there will be... ;) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67889 04/30/02 04:49 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Lallation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67890 04/30/02 06:24 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Lallation. Tell me this is not a reference to Teletubbies. Please. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67891 04/30/02 07:04 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 A AphonicRants enthusiast AphonicRants enthusiast A Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 >> My girlfriend and I do this all the time >> Is there a term for this sort of wordplay? Foreplay? Alex, what a lubbly relationship you and your gal have. And what is your word of the day??? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67892 04/30/02 07:14 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory "foreplay" heh heh Actually, as far sa the word of the day, I have found delight in the combination "magic nakkin." For a good while, "chickenbeast" was the subject of much hilarity. It's a good thing in life to be easily amused as I am. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: peanut butter "sammich" #67893 05/01/02 11:04 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean old hand Bean old hand B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 chickenbeast We went through a stage of calling them chicken boobs! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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