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"Jimberjawed"

My dad always used this word referring to a bottom lip larger than the top ... more »

"Nabob"

Pap uses it in chapter 6 of Huck Finn: "the awfulest old grey-headed nabob in the State." ... more »

"Passeggiata"

My friend's iPhone auto corrected it. She tried to text 'psht' ... more »

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