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Words from a co-worker in IT
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2016/01/25 - 11:54pm

curve: curb
ideal: idea
cousint: cousin
synagod: synagogue

yoing: sort of an onomatopoeia for verbally ping-ponging from one topic to another. Used as an interjection indicating an abrupt change of topic. It may be a substitution for boing. Yoing and synagod are tied as my favorites.

My friend described the look of the sweat and dirt that would show around the base of her younger sister's neck, after vigorously playing outside, as a sweat necklace.

The same friend has a co-worker who says: breastesses and lozengers.

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