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What is your favorite word or phrase quirk? Something not in the general population lexicon?

For example, I like using the word human as a pronoun. I use people as a verb. I've been known to use food as 'man i'm hungry, i should food'.
I enjoy the phrase raging brain bunnies to describe that feeling of way to many fast moving competing thoughts all at once.

I love language and the expressive evolving nature of it. What are some favorites unique to you?

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CommonHuman 7 Mar 7
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Level 9

I do not have any personal ones, but I love some of our local dialect words. Such as "clarty", which means half way between firm and softly sticky, like cake mix. And also "nesh" which means over sensitive to the cold, as in. "My illness has left me feeling a bit nesh."

Thank you. Haven't heard those before!

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Level 8

Provide an example of people as a verb.

If i go to that party they're all going to people. I don't people. I won't be going to the party.

@CommonHuman I see what you're going for but it sounds confusing. That's why I couldn't figure it out. Thanks for clearing that up.

The USA was peopled by immigrtants from all over Europe.?
The education department was peopled with uncooperative bureacrats.?
A bit contrived but it does work.

@CommonHuman That’s a bit like “I went out today, it was too peopley”

I called in to work. I tried, but I just can't people today. it's just too much.
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Level 7

Also find of 'what's his bucket', instead of what's his name.

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Level 6

The extra 'x' people add to 'especially' and 'espresso' are particularly grating to me, right up there with 'irregardless' and "I could care less".
Careless, indeed?

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Level 8

i had a friend in college who said "that just drives me up a bat!" this probably influenced me to say things like "it's not rocket surgery."

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Level 8

"Wingbat" is a term I use to describe Trump and his fan club. I took the 'wing' from wingnut, and the 'bat' from dingbat, and put the two together.

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