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Sunday, April 16, 2006

scrum.un'gin

curmudgeon (Webster online dictionary)
Pronunciation: (")k&r-'m&-j&n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
1 archaic : MISER
2 : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
- cur·mud·geon·li·ness /-lE-n&s/ noun
- cur·mud·geon·ly /-lE/ adjective

this word has SOOOO many variations in the pronunciation I couldn't believe it was really a word:) It comes up often in the breaking of bread (ie sharing Easter Bun) at work:

YUH TOO SCRUMUN'GIN how di slice dem so tin?!

1 Comments:

Blogger HeatherAnne said...

yow - neyga people real scrumungin when it come to easter bun and chrissmuss cake!

12:20 AM

 

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