Month: December 2007
Sprogs in a Poop Factory
My latest column in the Malaysian Star has appeared: Sprogs in a Poop Factory. It’s about the slang names we give children.
Gripple, out over one’s skis
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: Gripple n. a Wall Street term for Google, Research in Motion, and Apple together. out over one’s skis being ahead of oneself or behaving rashly.
Nar, monkid
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: nar n. a slang term for snow. The long form is “nar nar.” monkid n. a monkey that is dressed and cared for as if it were a child.
HOLY CRAP! THE WEB SITE HAS BEEN UPDATED!
New, exciting pictures of the boy! See him crawl! Alas, no pictures of his new teeth coming in on top.
Facetimer, moofer
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: facetimer n. Cornell University slang for a person who only attends an event or appears in public in order to be seen by others. moofer n. a person who works in a variety of places and not just in an office. Coined by Microsoft from Mobile Out…