Got a little press release today that made me snicker. Thought I'd share a few little gems from Eric Ruhalter, the author of The Kid Dictionary, volumes 1 and 2. See if you can fit any of these into a casual conversation:
Stocktease (n.): A child who lets you buy large quantities of their favorite food at the grocery store and then immediately decides that they don’t like it anymore.
Toyphoon (n.): Routine recreational activities of children that leave their playroom looking like it was decimated by a hurricane.
Twirple (v.): When a child playing baseball gets to third base on a hit that didn’t make it out of the infield.
Puppymoon (n.): The short period of time during which your child lives up to their promise of caring for the new pet they begged you for.
Garboflage (v.): To hide a piece of your child’s artwork under other trash in the waste basket so they don’t catch you throwing it away.
...and my personal favorite:
Woundoggle (v.): When a child pretends to be hurt after hurting someone else with hopes that it will prevent him from getting in trouble.
The book is available online; haven't seen it yet.
