Tuesday, April 10, 2007

THE OFFICIAL BLOG D’ELISSON DICTIONARY,
Volume 12.

Still more stuff that should be in the dictionary but isn’t.

Previous installments of the Blog d’Elisson Dictionary may be found in the Archives: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, and Volume 11.

hersheyorkor [hur-shi-or-kor] (n) - A protein deficiency disease, characterized by extreme weight loss and swollen abdomen, caused by subsisting on an all-chocolate diet.

ballroom [baul-room] (n) - (1) A room, generally large, designed primarily for the purpose of dancing. (2) The characteristic that distinguishes boxer shorts from briefs.

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