hideawfulous adj.— «That is, until I got a look at the proposed sculpture. It’s hideous. Maybe hideous is a bad word. How about a new word like, hideawfulous.» —“In eye of this beholder, new sculpture is ‘hideawfulous’” by...
spizzerinctum n.— «Scientists have concocted a new drug out of rocket fuel, which they claim will give a man renewed energy, like turpentine does a cat.…I’m looking forward to national distribution of this new spizzerinctum builder...
geedunk n.— «We had about four barber chairs, a clothing store, a “Geedunk,” that’s an ice-cream store, our own laundry and water system.» —“Memories Kindled by Ship’s Rebirth” in Iowa Omaha World...
noodle v.— «Down in Kansas they have “noodlers.”…Iowa also agrees that “noodling” is the lowest and most despicable method of fishing. It is prevalent in all parts of the state, particularly during the...
homegoing n.— «Mr. C.V. Surfus who passed out of this life…was born in De Kalb, County, Ind., November 25, 1837 and at the time of his homegoing was 80 years, 6 months, 7 days.» —“Bristow” Iowa...
money adj.— «A good ball player is one thing. A money player is something else. There are both money ball clubs and money ball players.…A star performer may carry a high batting average opposite his name. He may have but a few...