Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Increasing Your Word Power


Great new words I discovered while looking up other stuff on the Internet:

Seppo (n.) An American, in Australian argot. Backformation from imported Cockney rhyming slang (seppo=septic tank=Yank).

Angel turds (n.) Those annoying Styrofoam peanuts that fall out of packing boxes around Christmas when the air is dry and staticky and stick to your sleeves and the rug.
Posted by HENRY KISOR at 5:53 AM
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  1. Mike P.December 23, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    Shades of Sidney Harris and his column "things I learned while looking for other things" (or close to that) in the old Daily News.

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