new new word: COLLY

Ranjit Bhatnagar ranjit at moonmilk.com
Wed Sep 14 01:01:13 EDT 2005


Both Pierre and Hutch reasoned that lalochezia had something to do
with speech and excretion, and in fact it means "an emotional
discharge gained by uttering foul language (from G. lalia, speech, +
chezo, to relieve oneself)" according to Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

So, then, how about "colly"?  It's not a kind of dog, I promise.

- ranjit



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