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391. Osteopornosis

A degenerate disease. See also Pornography, Portmanteau.

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392. Reintarnation

Coming back to life as a hillbilly. See also Made Up.

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393. Your'n, Theyr'n, & Our'n

Colloquial plural contractions from the South as in: "That's your'n, those are theyr'n and these're our'n.

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394. Pluck

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395. Gobsmacked

One of my favorite words, of late. Seems to be infiltrating the U.S. via the recent influx of TV programming from the U.K., perhaps? See also British.

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396. Glom

Grab hold of; appropriate to oneself, as in "glommed on to her ideas." So, I don't know if it was correct that my mother often said at dinner "Don't glom your food!"

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397. Carbuncle

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398. Hoi Polloi

The general populace; the masses. "The queen would rarely condescend to speak to the hoi polloi."

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399. Finagle

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400. Peeve

A noun, as in "pet peeve". Is there any type of peeve that's not a pet peeve?

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