A big thank you to my friend Deborah Weber for pointing me in the direction of The Made-Up Words Project. From the website: "The Made-Up Words Project is an ongoing undertaking by illustrator Rinee Shah. The goal is to collect and catalog the made-up words that we share with family and friends." Simple concept. Hilarious results. And I love Shah's illustrations. Here is my favourite so far:
"When you're driving and you go fast over a bump in the road, such that it makes your stomach jump a little. As in 'Whoa! Did you feel that? That was a big woolly-doop-doop.'"
Find your favourite at madeupwordsproject.com
Find your favourite at madeupwordsproject.com