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Well--I won't copy the homophonic spelling here, but see what else it has: even if it IS all 'messied up'.
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"gesnorgenplatz" - I like this: the place where one snores. I am looking forward to it this eve: long day.
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Now see how the back-formation thing can get dangerous? One can only imagine how one (who is capable) might "booberate". Jackie?
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this is by no means (I'm sure) the last word on the subject, but here's what The Word Detective had to say back in 2005:
In any case, if your dictionary doesn't list "discombobulate," you definitely need a new dictionary†. However, your search for "combobulate" will come up dry in even the best dictionary, because "combobulate" by itself isn't a word. "Discombobulate," meaning "to throw into a state of confusion, to disturb or disorient," is an invented word apparently formed as a joking alteration of "discompose" or "discomfit," both slightly musty terms for confusing or upsetting a person. "Discombobulate" first appeared around 1834.
† - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this.
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† - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this.
Mine has always been 'zarf'.
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† - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this.
Mine has always been 'zarf'. oh dear.. that disqualifies MW-CD and W3!!
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