Words specific to your family – Page 2 – Chat Forum

molgrips · 2011-12-08T18:01:40Z

We have a 2.5 year old, so we have the usual mispronunciations of course; we like the word 'cuckle' so much we now use it instead of the original 'cuddle' We also seem to have accquired the word 'omp' which is onomatopoeic, it means to take a large enthusiastic bite from something, like a dinosaur or crocodile would take out of a 2 year old's belly. In makebelieve land of course. Does everyone's family do this?

molgrips

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Oh yeah, also keppitch = ketchup.

And some time ago she started saying 'estay' instead of 'please'. No idea why or how it came about.

Posted : 09/12/2011 10:09 am

Albanach

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cbike my grandpa also uses the term ample sufficiency when offered more food 🙂

Key-gi-go is a term for screwdriver in our family thanks to me when I was small.

Posted : 09/12/2011 10:37 am

GrahamS

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cbike my grandpa also uses the term ample sufficiency when offered more food

My Mrs' family all say "an elegant sufficiency". Wonder where it comes from?

Posted : 09/12/2011 10:41 am

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