scrumtrelescent
adj.— «“What’s your favourite word that doesn’t actually exist?”…”Scrumtrelescent.”» —“Re: WLNR—June 5, 2001 (Green Tomato Jam Edition)” by jellybean0610@aol.comIdareyou (Mia McLeod) Usenet: alt.fan.conan-obrien June 6, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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