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Jan 25, 2016 4:39 pm
Blinky: milk that has gone sour
Horsepital: hospiltal
Puppy dog: generic term for a dog
Purp: puppy
Silenoid: solenoid
From my mom:
Battry: battery
Carmel: caramel
Sha-meel-yun: chameleon
Modren: modern
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Jan 25, 2016 8:36 pm
Horsepital: hospiltal
Puppy dog: generic term for a dog
Silenoid: solenoid
Battry: battery
Carmel: caramel
Modren: modern
Not particularly Texan. Common in Ohio since the 1950s
Also: kitty cat for any age cat, dogspital for veterinary clinic.
Jan 25, 2016 10:44 pm
Also, horsepistol is known in Missouri (origin of many Texans).