Like most families, we have words that aren’t officially recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary. Most of them came from the kids’ delightful misnomers when they were younger, or from my fertile imagination. Thought I’d share a few.
Wenis: technically, the loose skin on your elbow. In our house, a stupid or irritating person. “Get out of my room, wenis!” one of my kids might say.
Snuzzle: The act of sticking your nose in someone’s ear unexpectedly. Meant to torture under the guise of affection.
Motherboy: any event in which Kristan and her Dearest Son are alone together. “We have Motherboy tonight! Are you so excited, honey? Honey? Where’d you go?”
Scobetty: spaghetti.
Food baby: The expanded tummy after a large meal.
Crink: The hybrid of a cramp and a kink. “I have a crink in my neck.”
Bumoley: a bad thing to be.
Down comfortable: A down comforter.
The language of families…it always makes me happy to hear one of “our” words. Even if the kids are being bumoleys.
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