07 May 2006

Bug vocabulary lessons

Bug rarely stops talking and he uses vocabulary that surprises and delights us. By far, though, my favorite part is his funny pronunciations and self-invented words.

Lesson One: General Vocabulary
  • Treet Fweeper - street sweeper, as in "Dat treet fweeper fweepin da treet."
  • Push-dozer - bulldozer
  • Doovin - doing, as in "What Daddy doovin?"
  • Flahlahs - flowers, as it "Dat not dandelion, dat flahlah." Yes, he can argue with ANYTHING!
  • Lunch store - restaurant
Lesson Two: Animals
  • 'Mingas - big pink birds
  • Dork - the bird that allegedly brings babies (along the same lines, Mommy often does a double take when he announces I have two big sticks...)
  • Rhinacha - rhinoceros
  • Pingwing - arctic bird, black and white, waddles
  • 'Raffe - think loooooong neck
  • 'Nakes - snakes
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Now, go study hard. There will be a quiz!

1 comment:

  1. Here's some you can add to your quiz—spoken quite a few years ago by another "word inventor" (now a Ph.D.):

    haw (saw)
    Bottoheeeen (Vaseline)
    mugit bok (music box)
    bahyoon (balloon)

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