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New Words
In this ZOOMsurvey, we asked you to make up new words and tell us what they mean. Here are some of the ones we liked.
abagooshkey
Monica C., age 13 of San Jose, CA
lunch that's been sitting in the bottom of your backpack
ablo
Lindsay G., age 8 of Iroquois, ON
short for the alphabet
abza
Courtney A., age 10 of Tama, IA
it's hot
actioneous
Rojin A., age 13 of Great Falls, VA
full of action
adoba
Elizabeth C., age 11 of Brooklyn, NY
wait a minute
aggy
Wade Y., age 9 of Brooklyn, NY
mad
agleble
Sarah H., age 13 of Louisville, KY
you will laugh at everything whether it is funny or not if you are agleble
anbesitor
Krystle S., age 12 of Lanham, MD
one who tends to love oversized animals
anikadee
Nikki W., age 13 of Ray Township, MI
a crowd of something
answerologist
Anne R., age 11 of French Gulch, CA
someone who studies things we don't know
antelle
Sara W., age 13 of Park Ridge, IL
a passion for Shakespeare, opera, ballet, and theater
aquadextrous
Melissa K., age 14 of Sandy, UT
being able to operate the bathtub faucet with your toes
awestromous
Jessica C., age 14 of Warren, MI
a word meaning awesome, yet even cooler
bacho
Caitlyn M., age 6 of Plant City, Florida, FL
a really big mistake
baxerty
Cameron C., age 8 of Round Hill, VA
lazy
berks
Stephanie B., age 11 of Fowler, MI
the joke's on us
blahhhupshgin
Bryant L., 12 of St. Francisville, LA
it's what spinach tastes like
blatitude
Courtney E., age 9 of Littleton, CO
when you like everything
blinkery
Karen L., age 12 of San Antonio, TX
a science lab where scientists study human senses
blorp
Cora G., age 11 of Strasburg, VA
a noise you might be able to make with your tongue
bluken-bakah
Sarah L., age 10 of Milwaukee, WI
I'm not feeling well; point in the direction of the nearest bathroom
blump
Zach A., age 11 of Salt Lake City, UT
a bump or curve on top of one's head
bomado
John H., age 8 of Omaha, NE
to call it off
boreen
Cherie M., age 14 of Schenectady, NY
a small track or path
buffo
Becky W., age 13 of Lombard, IL
someone who thinks that they're hot stuff, all that, as in Ms. or Mr. Buffo
buzzle
Miranda R., age 13 of Shaker Heights, OH
to fly up out of the ground
byth
Melissa S., age 13 of Friendswood, TX
something that sounds or is completely false, similar to a myth
cabotion
Dana S., age 11 of Victoria
a commotion that blows up
cafusjerty
Becky D., age 10 of Sewickley, PA
something terrible is happening
chafokeys
David L., age 12 of Fairfield, CA
old people
chuh
Jennifer J., age 13 of Lebanon, TN
whatever!
cigam
Sara A., age 11 of Sturbridge, MA
an object that is not important
clooie
Sean B., age 10 of Layton, UT
a substance that makes a human able to stick to a source
cmyte
Amy V., age 12 of Yakima, WA
a cup with two handles in case one breaks
compering
Kadryn G., age 10 of Brook Park, OH
spending all your time on computers
cork'in
Ra M., age 13 of Cavendish, PE
awesome
crunk
Kelli N., age 14 of Pierre, SD
crazy
damty
Hans V., age 9 of Avon Park, FL
not too good
demore
Alex C., age 8 of Elmhurst, NY
powerful
dibbly
Brenna M., age 12 of Mineral Wells, TX
incredible
dinrunch
Lindsey S., age 11 of Kal, MI
a late lunch or an early dinner
excleex
Brett B., age 8 of Plano, TX
two telephone calls at the same time
eyemer
Taylor B., age 8 of Ogallah, LA
a really old fish
farila
Whitney W., age 13 of Marrero, LA
on the real note- example; I'm on the farila
farsted
Hollee J., age 10 of Fairmont, MN
amazed, excited, happy
figgling
Stacy B., age 11 of Maple Valley, WA
messing with something that someone doesn't want you to mess with
flabble
Marisa S., age 12
a mess
flobble
Nikki F., age 9 of Calgary, AB
to flop a floppy dog's ear
fugdet
Nikki K., age 15 of Pittsburgh, PA
to lie about something
fumby
Linda P., age 13 of London, ON
someone who is very...different
galoberdish
Dave A. of Erie, PA
something so good you could eat it until you couldn't eat anymore
ganence
Nick W., age 9 of Waukesha, WI
too dense for life forms to live in
gellmaripus
Luke B., age 13 of Staten Island, NY
a person who knows everything
gellph
Hilary W., age 10 of Alexandria, VA
burp
giorry
Jennifer B., age 11 of Los Angeles, CA
something cool and popular that goes out of fashion within 3 weeks
glamspoo
Tracey L., age 10 of Philadelphia, PA
a person who is popular but snobby and stuff like that
glansly
Haley J., age 4 of Frenchtown, NJ
a ghost who is afraid of something
glunk
Whitney, Natalie, and Nicole of Crofton, MD
in between a gulp and a sip
gobsnie's
Michelle S., age 10 of Watauga, TX
what you say when you don't know the name of the place
goople
Stephanie F., age 16 of Moriches, NY
a whole bunch of fruit
grattler
Miriam K., age 12 of Providence, RI
a pesky busybody type person
gregos
Joanna M., age 12 of Winchester, VA
people who believe they should rule the universe and care only about themselves
grunnel
Tuen A., age 10 of Bronx, NY
frustrated
gulbbey
Kent T., age 11 of Buffalo Grove, IL
big and round
gumbified
Richard H., age 13 of Wappingers Falls, NY
wicked cool
hapimuc
Cassi T., age 14 of Battle Creek, MI
total joy and happiness
harflet
Melissa W., age 10 of Slidell, LA
the noise you make when you clear your throat
hashy pashy
Jessica D., age 12 of Altoona, PA
crazy
hawty
Renee L., age 11 of Fairmont, WV
when one has no definite feeling
hebkiny
Jenny H. of Kirby, MT
a fat caterpillar
heward
Jami C., age 9 of Orem, UT
a socially awkward person
hilariated
Marissa B., age 14 of Chehalis, WA
when you laugh so much you are worn out and tired
hoachmedy
Audrey L., age 10 of MA
I might do it, but I might not
homalite
Jahna P., age 10 of Bogota, NJ
a small microscopic seed or bean
hoodly
Roberta R. of Tulsa, OK
excited
howoka
Britney A., age 10 of Vacaville, CA
cool, groovy, totally, and far out
hubishloo
Erin N., age 11 of Dearborn, MI
pollution
hubluceet
Audrey F., age 10 of Brooklyn, NY
a person who is very jealous
huggling
Megan M., age 12 of Cleveland, OH
a group of people saying good bye and hugging each other; every one was huggling each other on the last day of school
hydrokabobulator
Joey W. of Payson, UT
a car part no one knows about
igloorama
Corey S., age 11 of IL
an igloo- with style
igniousis
James M., age 14 of Oxnard, CA
smart
iklmic
Melissa C., age 11 of Toronto, ON
something nasty
istabluxacstetics
Chris, age 13
a disease in which people are crazy about everything
izzit
Mia S., age 12 of So. Glens Falls, NY
the little "fuzz" that sticks to your shirt
jadycomb
Nicole K., age 14 of Traer, IA
like nothing you've ever heard or seen before
jank
Stacy C., age 15 of Fort Wayne, IN
not fair, not right
jemanisis
Michaela D., age 13 of Altoona, PA
change
jubby
Jonathan L., age 7 of New Orleans, LA
funny
kadooziaire
Charlie M., age 6 of Pomona, NY
someone who has more money than the richest multibillionaire
kanublisty
Kristin V., age 14 of Fullerton, CA
it's a new type of sneeze
knopy
Ashley L., age 14 of Capital Heights, MD
too nosy
koloemn
John S., age 7 of Overland Park, KS
when you get water in your nose
labison
Andrea. G., age 13 of Chicago, IL
a broken computer
lallmew
Patrice S., age 13 of Houston, TX
loudly talking
lapitagious
Rebecca P., age 14 of Fredonia, WI
a condition in which a person has a fear of running laps
lipty
Lindsay S., age 10 of VA
hard or challenging
lummy
Kerry F.
weird
lundin
Whitney R., age 10 of San Jose
between lunch and dinner
lupper
Laura V., age 9 of WI
a meal between lunch and supper
mantice
Chris
a substance that is found in volcanoes; it's part icire (Ice and Fire)
mechis
Spencie J., age 6 of Deseronto, ON
mixing your food at supper makes mechis
meep
Crystal B., age 8 of S.I., NY
to sneak up on someone
mimo
Melanie Anne P., age 10 of Chicago, IL
cute
mingle-ahh
Jenna A., age 12 of Brockton, MA
another way to say oh-no
momom
Brittany C., age 9 of Fayetteville
as if!
moogaly
Cora G., age 8 of Chicago, IL
messed-up
mooton
Justine M., age 11 of Halifax, N.S.
a small yellow fruit
morblem
Sarah H., age 15 of Vancouver, WA
when you're not too hot and not too cold, just the right temperature
nanner
Kaitie R., age 11 of KS
a sneaky or mischievous person
neco
Will D., age 10 of Valley, AL
you're cool and you're neat
noidly
Kenny T., age 11 of Cleveland, OH
good at school, smart and funny
noitinifed
Laura D., age 14 of Pitman, NJ
to eat so much that your head could possibly explode
nomubediccacaa
Shannifer K., age 12
not being able to get out of bed due to laziness
Nubbie
Ruthie C., age 12 of Honolulu, HI
a small bug from the rain forest
o-boo
Sherri T., age 12 of Elmira, NY
an old wound like a scar
oh nellie
Amy C., age 14 of Charlotte, NC
have you have gone insane?
okefine
Alex W., age 12 of Elpaso, TX
it means, whatever, like OK, fine
olenic
Isabella H., age 12 of Blackwood, NJ
witty, smart
Oogley Doogley
Nicole F., age 13 of Mundelein, IL
Fannie Doolies boyfriend!
outrance
Jonathon and Kyler A., age 5 of Clearfield, UT
exiting a parking lot
owpotchi
Brittany C., age 14 of Sanford, NC
it hurt so much I didn't really know what I was saying
panonic
Katherine Z., age 12 of Petoskey, MI
to hear panic
patatoe
Readawn G., age 9 of Mt. Pleasant, SC
a person with long toe nails
perfuzzification
Hilarie S., age 15 of Pittsburgh, PA
when you're trying to vacuum up a piece of fuzz and can't, so you pick it up, look at it, and put it back on the floor to give the vacuum another try
phonesia
Leetinigh C., age 13 of Highland, IN
when you call someone and then forget who you were calling when they answer
pizoim
Julia D., age 6 of New York, NY
another word for happiness, and creativity
plumbo
Stefanie M., age 13 of Cincinnati, OH
awesome, cool, funny, neat
precomfredictable
Ayse G., age 13 of Roy, UT
predictable but in a comfortable way
pripple
Lauren
bubbly with excitement
qa-blinki
Vince C., age 11 of Philadelphia, PA
a whole lot of stuff
qudelity
Lauryn S., age 14 of Evergreen Park, IL
tranquillity
querty
Camille D., age 11 of Houston, TX
obsessed with doing something perfect
qwert
Audrey B., age 13 of Harrison Twp., MI
something odd or abnormal
refantic
Camilla H., age 12 of Brookline, MA
the happiest you could possibly be
reinpopulated
Zachary R., 11 of Cumberland, MD
to populate what was extinct
reshle
Shania T., age 8 of Little Rock, AR
peace and harmony
romputchu
Michelle C., age 11 of ON
somebody who only cares about him or herself and eating caramel
rothy
Kelsey G., age 16 of Charlottetown, PE
really excited
sabby
Leif B., age 7 of MN
when you're sad and crabby at the same time
sabudge
Aaron F., age 6 of Maumee, OH
to get silly with another person
scagamoo
Jayson X., age 11 of San Antonio, TX
a little this, a little that
scarbla
Jeanette V., age 14 of Clovis, PA
genius
sclopogis
Lindsay G., age 10 of Wenham, MA
very old
screeb
Kyle L., age 13 of Scottsbluff, NE
tall
sfoon
Yi-Jin
a terrible weird windy thunder storm that only occurs in the year 3000
shilk
Brea B. of Olathe, KS
a shiny, sparkly mixture of blue and green
shuggler
Claire, age 11 of MD
someone who tries to look shorter, and scuffs their feet on the ground
slooch
Krista S., age 11 of West Jordan, UT
totally bent over
sloopydupe
Haruka X., age 4 of SK
yes!
smat
Jordan B., age 9 of Fort Wayne
a tool used for gardening
snagergaffle
Adrienne J., age 11 of Atlanta, GA
when you lose a tooth you are a snagergaffle until a new tooth grows in
snibbles
Paula F., age 13 of Manotick, ON
a small, smelly, nibble of food
snooglre
Dyan T. of West Orange, NJ
your parents promised you something, but they broke their promise
snuccle
Ashley R., age 12 of Stafford, VA
to laugh with no end
spaggle
Francine S., age 13 of Miramar, FL
a measurement; between a teaspoon and a tablespoon
sparlatey
Jane Smith S., age 4 of Miami, FL
a kind of mix between disgusting spinach and parsley
spazdadik
Sadie K., age 16 of Pittsburgh, PA
the coolest you can get without being in a freezer
spification
Aimee C., age 13 of Sheffield Lake, OH
making something better, cleaner or more interesting
spummer
Al A., age 13 of Las Vegas
a really hot day, like in the summer, but in the spring
squallywaller
Shea L., age 8 of Charlestown, MD
someone who likes to play in mud
sullop
Amy M., age 12 of Wiarton, ON
hard to do
tisilively
Brittany C., age 9 of Acworth, GA
absolutely, like absolutely, positively, tisilively
traponism
Sam A., age 4 of NT
when someone can hold their breath for a long darn time
trublie
Candace M., age 10 of Colorado Springs, CO
correct blend of Kool-aid and sugar
turch
Amy P., age 11 of Webster City, IA
a place where people grow different things
tyzy
Samantha K., age 11 of Brookfield, IL
boring
ubage
Christine E., age 14 of Clinton, IA
garbage that does not smell
ufter
Ahuva G., age 10 of Rochester, NY
middle
unenglishable
Fairlight C., age 15 of Athens, TX
not able to be explained in our regular language
whomps
Addie C., age 10 of Albuquerque, NM
very unpleasant, as in, "this whomps!"
whoopy
Caitlin W., age 11 of Belmar, NJ
tired, bored, but you can't sleep
wiggen
Jordan S., age 10 of North Salt Lake, UT
not wanting to do something
wimnim
Angie J., age 13 of Springfield, MO
something really not useful - something you might need for your junk collection
wisky
Dana G., age 8 of Philadelphia, PA
fancy
xietophorous
David L., age 16 of Mission, TX
shiny and bright
zally
Kimberly T., age 13 of Weymouth, MA
to dilly dally
zigglop
Robert L., age 14 of Oskaloosa, IA
an obsessed internet surfer
zooby
Sairah A., age 10 of Brooklyn, NY
brave or confident
zoomata
Cassie C., age 11 of Ayer, MA
a vegetable that tastes like tomatoes
zumpolae
Elise B., age 12
the sound of waves
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