frindle
n.— «The award-winning book’s star, in defiance of his dictionary-worshipping teacher, invents and spreads his own word for the common pen: Frindle.» —“In Our Schools: Master one language, invent another” by Howard Buck The Columbian (Clark County, Wash.) Nov. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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