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Best words of 2008
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My daughter Sara turned four this past summer and still says some things in her own unique way. Like every kid her age, she has her own unique vocabulary. By this time next year, those special words will have melted away, wiped out by her increasing maturity. In the meantime, however, I love hearing them and long after they have disappeared from her mental dictionary, I will remember them fondly. So, then, I offer up my list of the Top Five Words of 2008.Replublic (ree - plub - lick) - According to her version of the pledge of allegiance, we live in a replublic. And, yes, it's invisible too.
Skabetty (skuh - BET - ee) - Those long, round, not too thin strands of pasta? Yeah, that would be skabetty. That's what her uncle called it, too, I'm told, many decades ago.
Piplano (pee - PLAN - oh) - Both Sara's maternal grandfather and her paternal grandmother played this instrument. She likes to play along with her Pa John.
Ixgusting (icks - gus - ting) - Sure, she's got two brothers who inspire the use of this word a lot, but it's generally said with more glee than actual disgust.
Zizzors (zizz - zors) - I swear I will never call them scissors again. The office tool just should have been called zizzors right from the start. I think Dr. Seuss would agree.
So there you have it, the best words of 2008. Tune in again next year as my son Ezra begins talking and comes up with some doozies of his own. Until then, got any favorites from your own kids? If so, share them in the comments -- who knows, we might like some of them better than Webster's versions.
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12-31-2008 @ 10:57PM
BrokeMom said...Zizzors! That was my favorite as well! I would ask my daughter random senseless questions about some art project or another just so I could hear her say "zizzors".
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1-02-2009 @ 1:03AM
rachel said...We love zizzors here too :) and my 19 month old loves "mannas" (bananas)
I love some of their mispronunciations too much to correct them :)
1-01-2009 @ 12:32PM
Jenn said...I've been recording these too, from my almost-3-year-old -- the mispronounciations and just plain made-up-words are so very endearing, and disappear so fast.
and I agree with zizzors!!
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1-01-2009 @ 8:13PM
erin said...Our two year old was a little obsessed with "Barack Omama" this year.
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3-02-2009 @ 3:29PM
Emma said...Love it! My favorite is my daughters' "alligating", which her 13 year old brother taught her. I regret that she will one day learn to say, "aggravate".
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