blessingway
n.— «After the arrival of the new baby, the mother’s friends and family can activate this postpartum meal tree. It is simple to ask people to sign up at the blessingway or baby shower, before the actual birth.» —by Robin Lim After the Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to Wellness , 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Aubrey in Waco, Texas, says her mother used to warn the kids against contracting honkus of the bonkus, a fanciful name for a contagious disease. This colloquial term probably comes from the words bonk and konk, meaning “to hit” or...
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