crotchfruit n. a child; children. Editorial Note: This term is often pejorative. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to describe how she feels about her age. And: a linguist helps solve a famous kidnapping case, using the...
Tracy in Beaufort, North Carolina, says her grandmother, aunts, and uncles used to try to calm down an upset or bossy person with Well, don’t get astorperious! You might debubiate! In the work of Zora Neale Hurston and in Harlem Renaissance...
The term “cereal killers” was left out. Any particular reason since they eat so much of it.
I had two big bowls of Captain Crunch this morning, adhering as nearly as possible to the Neal Stephenson ideal. What does that make me? : )