At court today, a defendant explained his failure to clear several unpaid traffic tickets off his driving record (in order to renew his suspended driving license) by saying that he suffered from "lack of fundage." I knew exactly what he meant.

Later, my in-court clerk came back into chambers and complained that several lawyers were hovering around her work station, leaning over the bar, all wanting something at once. She described them as "vulching." I knew exactly what she meant.

A word doesn't have to be an accepted and recognized word to convey meaning. It just has to make sense.