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Alphabetical Entries Beginning With
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pain point
n. (8 Feb 2007)
paint
n. (31 Aug 2004)
paleoconservative
n. (2 Jun 2004)
pamper pole
n. (11 Oct 2006)
pant-load
n. (6 Dec 2006)
pap
v. (17 Jul 2007)
paper airplane
n. (7 Apr 2005)
papi store
n. (5 Apr 2005)
parergon
n. (25 Apr 2004)
party ball
n. (19 Jun 2006)
past-poster
n. (1 Dec 2004)
Patel shot
n. (2 Feb 2005)
pay-for
n. (14 Mar 2007)
pea-shake house
n. (27 Feb 2007)
peachalorum
n. (3 Feb 2005)
pen down strike
n. (19 Jan 2006)
perfumed prince
n. (12 May 2005)
perp
n. (8 Nov 2005)
person of pallor
n. (3 Jul 2007)
Peter Pan housing
n. (24 Jan 2007)
phish
v. (6 May 2004)
phoneslaughter
n. (27 Jan 2006)
pickle park
n. (5 Jun 2007)
pig in a python
n. (6 Mar 2007)
pimp
v. (16 Mar 2006)
pimp cup
n. (2 Sep 2005)
Pineapple Express
n. (15 Nov 2006)
pinhook
v. (7 Mar 2006)
pipe
v. (11 May 2004)
pipes
n.pl. (30 Mar 2005)
piquerism
n. (30 Aug 2007)
pirata
n. (22 Nov 2004)
pissdale
n. (24 May 2005)
pitching
n. (24 Dec 2004)
pixie
v. (16 May 2006)
plan-overs
n.pl. (8 Aug 2006)
planemo
n. (17 Jul 2006)
plastax
n. (19 Jul 2005)
playtron
n. (28 Aug 2007)
plusing
n. (4 Jun 2004)
Plyboo
n. (10 Nov 2004)
plyometrics
n. (1 Jul 2004)
po-po
n. (24 Aug 2004)
pocho
n. (7 May 2004)
pogie
n. (3 Mar 2006)
politicide
n. (14 May 2004)
ponytail
n. (17 Jan 2006)
pooch punt
n. (1 Nov 2005)
poot butt
n. (11 Sep 2007)
popcorn storm
n. (27 Jul 2006)
pornstache
n. (2 Jul 2007)
Portunol
n. (2 Jun 2004)
postman’s holiday
n. (27 Jul 2007)
potato
n. (14 Oct 2004)
potel
n. (12 Jan 2006)
potpourri fishing
n. (16 May 2004)
pouring rights
n.pl. (12 Sep 2005)
pow-pow
n. (30 Dec 2004)
power hour
n. (14 Mar 2005)
praise sandwich
n. (23 Mar 2005)
pre-sick
adj. (2 Aug 2005)
preesh
v. (6 Feb 2007)
presidentiable
n. (12 Jan 2005)
price of carbon
n. (10 Jun 2004)
princess disease
n. (3 Mar 2005)
prospiracy
n. (15 Jan 2007)
protein spill
n. (18 Apr 2005)
public service murder
n. (11 Apr 2006)
puck bunny
n. (24 Mar 2005)
pudding ring
n. (19 Jul 2004)
Puertorro
n. (27 Dec 2006)
puffer
n. (28 Jan 2005)
pull a heart muscle
v. phr. (25 Oct 2005)
pump head
n. (4 Oct 2004)
pumpkin lily
n. (17 Apr 2006)
punch list
n. (17 Sep 2004)
puroburemu
n. (16 May 2004)
purple
adj. (13 Apr 2005)
push present
n. (10 Aug 2006)
put a nickel in someone
v. phr. (28 Feb 2007)
put in blue
v. (27 Aug 2004)
Recent Catchwords
white water
n. (8/20)
gunning for the stops
n. (8/20)
post-shellular
adj. (8/20)
high water mark
n. (8/20)
waz
adj. (8/20)
time bomb
n. (8/19)
bedder
n. (8/19)
gasoline siding
n. (8/19)
night lunch
n. (8/18)
mudjacking
n. (8/17)
skeet-shooting
n. (8/17)
permabear
n. (8/17)
DFD-er
n. (8/15)
dropout factory
n. (8/15)
slotting
n. (8/15)
hydromowing
n. (8/15)
suicide gown
n. (8/15)
block booking
n. (8/14)
turfcrete
n. (8/14)
knocking box
n. (8/14)
 
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