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Lizzie

Good word, cornflower. My mother used to call me 'thrawn', and ocassionally 'besom', although not together, as far as I recall!

Jennifer

I've got a six year old with plenty of smeddum too.

Ruth M.

Two favorites, not sure they count: Pronouncing 'bedraggled' as 'bed-raggled' has become standard in our family (thanks to my then 9-year-old stepson). And "mugpuddles" (my brother's invention) for those puddles that collect in the upside-down bottoms of mugs after you run them through the dishwasher.

Becky

These aren't unique as those listed above are, but I am a fan of "pragmatic" and "obstreperous."

Nancy

How about "anthropologetically speaking"?

Well, that one has two words in it - sorry.

While I'm at that, I have a favorite two-word phrase I accidentally used once with my husband and we both liked it so much that it's all I use now. I occasionally meet one or another friend at "Barnes & Nibble" for a coffee and a chat in the Starbucks cafe they have there - and usually wind up buying a magazine or a book before I can get out the door.

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