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The Copy D. Word of the Week

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September 12th, 2010 /// Copy D. Word of the Week

Smurf [smerf]
-n.; v.; adv.; adj.
1. small blue creatures who live in Smurf Village somewhere in the woods.
2. a word to describe any of or relating to smurfs, their things or their actions.

Yeah I saw him smurfing when I smurfed into town to get some smurf for later; he was pretty smurfed up.

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The Copy D. Word of the Week

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December 28th, 2009 /// Copy D. Word of the Week

skul⋅dug⋅ger⋅y [skuhl-duhg-uh-ree]
–n. plural -ger⋅ies.
1. an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick.

I knew there was some skullduggery afoot when I noticed my chair was on the ceiling.

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The Copy D. Word of the Week

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December 21st, 2009 /// Copy D. Word of the Week

tar⋅ra⋅did⋅dle [tar-uh-did-l]
–n.
1.    a petty falsehood; a fib.

I don’t know what you’re so mad about, I just told a tiny tarradiddle.

You told my niece you had a unicorn farm so that she would choose you as her favorite!

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The Copy D. Word of the Week

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December 14th, 2009 /// Copy D. Word of the Week

scha⋅den⋅freu⋅de [shahd-n-froi-duh]
–n.
1. satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.

An inescapable sense of schadenfreude enveloped him as he witnessed the dog steal his brother’s burrito.

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The Copy D. Word of the Week

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December 7th, 2009 /// Copy D. Word of the Week

flib⋅ber⋅ti⋅gib⋅bet [flib-er-tee-jib-it]
-n.
1. a silly, chattering or flighty person.

If this flibbertigibbet next to me doesn’t shut up for two seconds, I might tear my own eyes out and plug my ears with them.

I can hear you, you know.

Oh really? I didn’t know you could do anything but talk.

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