The other day i was talking, as usual, to my mother and as you all well know i don't speak English very well so i mess up my words a lot or make up words. So i had said something wrong...Nardist i think. So then because of our love of the game balderdash she sent out an email to the family members asking them to come up with a definition for Nardist. My sister Christie replied and also gave us these hilarious bits:
Foodgitives: The food on one side of a plate that escapes to the other side. (Hall 1985a: 31)
Furnidents: The indentations left in carpet after moving heavy furniture (Hall 1983)
Glackett: The ball inside a can of spray paint (or other aerosol can) for stirring the contents inside the can. (Hall 1984: 38) (This object is known as a "pea" in the paint industry.)
Premblememblemation: Whenever you drop a letter in the mailbox, you always re-check to make sure it's gone down. (Hall 1984: 66)
Pyramonster: That thing with one big eye on the back of a dollar bill. (Hall 1986: 67) (The pyramid on the Great Seal)
Sniffleridge: The groove running between the nose and the mouth (Hall 1984: 92). (The real name for this structure is the philtrum.)
Timefoolery: Setting the alarm clock ahead of the real time in order to fool yourself into thinking you are not getting up so early.
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