minch
v.— «SARAH: connie you minched my knee by…wait, no i mean…you missed. CONNIE: no, it was minched. and thus a new word was added to the english language. minch, v. to miss by an inch.» —by nothingtobedone (Sarah) sarahsarahsarahsarahsarahsarah (Salem, Ore.) Dec. 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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