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| Vocab girl on day one of pre-K |
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Wiest-ette vocab list continues to expand. I discovered a new favorite this morning, when I came into the kitchen and found Margot and Jane bitterly arguing over whether Jane had to eat the "Raisin Brain" that Margot had served her for breakfast. Jane also insisted for all of August that she had to wear a life jacket so that she would not "shrink" to the bottom of Auntie Karyn's pool, and that her baby dolls were nursing by drinking milk from her "nibble." Here's the recap:
- bagiant = vagina. Most effective use requires shouting this word, preferably in a grocery store or other public place -- e.g., "Mommy, you SEE my ba-GIANT??" (Jane)
- belly suit = bathing suit. Reflects the fact that one's belly is covered by a one-piece swimsuit, but also involves some confusion with "ballet suit" (a/k/a "leotarn"). (Jane)
- calicounter = calendar (Jane)
- diamond room = dining room (Jane)
- fake noodles = Fig Newtons. You can't imagine the confusion this one caused before we finally figured it out. (Jane)
- fighterman = spiderman (Margot)
- fire executioner = fire extinguisher (Claire)
- leotarn = leotard (Claire)
- matilda = Nutella. As in, "Can I have Matilda on my popover?" We are pleased to see that this one has gained some traction with Jane's friend, Louisa, and her family. (Jane)
- Magic Flag = American Flag (Jane)
- meaniac = one who is mean (all three)
- nibble = nipple. As in, "This baby bottle needs a new nibble." (Jane)
- nike (rhymes with bike) = nightgown. Perhaps from mis-hearing "nightgown" as "nike on"? (Jane)
- nufkin = nothing, i.e., the opposite of "sumpkin" (Jane)
- pokey-tot = polka dot (Jane)
- president = present. As in "I opened my birthday presidents yesterday." (Jane)
- Raisin Brain = Raisin Bran (Margot)
- rudiecat = a person who behaves rudely - e.g., "MOM! Margot is being a rudiecat." (Claire)
- shrink = sink - e.g., "you will shrink to the bottom of the pool if you don't wear a life jacket!" (Jane)
- sumpkin = something, i.e., the opposite of "nufkin" (Jane)
- sun roof = sun room (Claire). As in, "Mommy, can you get the beach toys out of the sun roof so we can take them with us?"
- sunbird = sunburn (Jane)
- wash closet = washcloth (Jane)
- wrascalin' = rascal + wrestling (Jane). As in, "the puppies are wrascalin' again!"
