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Tuesday, July 20, 2004
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I believe my seven-year old son coined a word last night: puncy. A combination (technical term is portmanteau) of puny and teency. I like it. I suppose maybe it maybe is a trifle lacking in purity, since it is composed of two words that are close synonyms.

(We are open to other suggestions on the spelling--puncy is so non-phonetic.)
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