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 Snitzlefrizzle, contributed by Laverne. Well, you didn't say it had to be a real word
Latitudinarian is one of my favorites. Sounds like it should mean a student of of the differences between equatorial and polar areas, but it actually means weak and sickly
Edited to change it to valetudinarian: Someone accorded academic honors for the study
Last edited by dalehileman; 08/18/2006 4:11 PM.
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