fagony = a smoker's cough
footbrawl = physical violence associated with the game of soccer
litterate - said of people who do not care about litter
catfrontaion = the cause of nightly noise when you live in a neighbourhood full of cats
polygrouch = someone who complains about everything
hicgap = the time that elapses between when hiccups go away and when you suddenly realise that they have
leximania = a compulsive desire to invent new words
I'd be grateful if you could give me some more examples of that kind of words (the ones I got are from the "Masterclass Proficiency" coursebook).
It'd be great if you could also give me the words that constitute the new one, e.g. hicgap = hiccup + gap
German words are very welcomed!
Thanx!
2006-10-08
02:46:39
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