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e-life

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a made-up life you use on the internet
    Word History: Invented, 2002.
    Example Sentence: We made up an e-life today!
    Submitted by: Anonymous on 07/09/2007 02:13

ecks

  1. Function: adverb
    Definition: another word for therefore
    Word History: Invented, 2002.
    Example Sentence: Bees are stupid, ecks you are a bee.
    Submitted by: Anonymous on 07/09/2007 02:13

edzoocate

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: to learn about zoos and animals in zoos
    Word History: Invented, 2003
    Example Sentence: I had to be edzoocated before I could work at a zoo.
    Submitted by: Anonymous on 07/09/2007 02:13

emitsed

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: to jump; to go high
    Word History: my word was developed my brain (thanks brain)
    Example Sentence: Can you emitsed higher than him?
    Submitted by: Anonymous from LA on 07/09/2007 02:13

enausted

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: laughing silently to one's self
    Word History: Invented, 2002.
    Example Sentence: It would have been rude to laugh out loud, so I enausted when the principal fell into the pool.
    Submitted by: Anonymous on 07/09/2007 02:13

enfulge

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: (1) to gather around (2) to drown; to overwhelm
    Word History: From the words "engulf" and "deluge", "enfulge" was simply a case of misspelling and the author's imperfect vision-- the word "engulf" in books was, or rather, seemed "enfulge" to her.
    Example Sentence: We watched as flames enfulged our wooden house, as the burning of even our memories lasted through the night. The nightmare I had never envisioned was becoming reality.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from Manila on 07/09/2007 02:13

enticon

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: A fabricated word. In addition, an enticile is a person who loves enticons.
    Word History: A friend and I often made up words, so we made up a word to describe these words!
    Example Sentence: Enticiles love the Build-Your-Own-Dictionary page, because it's chock full of enticons like bababoli, annoydult, and puffenglooper.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from KY on 07/09/2007 02:13

epiglottis

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a thin peice of cartilage protecting the glottis (part of throat) when swallowing
    Word History: -none-
    Example Sentence: The doctor looked in my mouth and said I hurt my epiglottis and shouldn't swallow.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from Illinois on 07/09/2007 02:13

erdu

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: the remains of an eraser after it has been used
    Example Sentence: There was erdu on the paper after I erased my math problem.
    Submitted by: Anonymous on 07/09/2007 02:13

erphurt

  1. Function: interjection
    Definition: a word that means the same as "dang" or "dang it"
    Word History: My friends and I use it all the time!
    Example Sentence: Taylor exclaimed, "Erphurt!" when she didn't get the part in the play.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from CA on 07/09/2007 02:13