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					<description><![CDATA[Offscum: That which is rejected as vile or worthless. As In: The boss treats us like offscum.]]></description>
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<p>As In: <em>The boss treats us like offscum.</em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lunarian: An inhabitant of the moon. As in: I&#8217;m proud to be a Lunarian American. ]]></description>
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<p>As in: <em>I&#8217;m proud to be a Lunarian American. </em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crazling: One who is consumed with crazy. As in: I am surrounded by crazlings.]]></description>
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<p>As in: <em>I am surrounded by crazlings.</em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Errorist: One who errs. A proliferator of error. As in: Major League Baseball has had its share of errorist attacks. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Herman Long]]></description>
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<p>As in: <em>Major League Baseball has had its share of errorist attacks.</em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Monsterful: Wonderful, delightful As in: Oh the monstrosity of these monsterful monsters!]]></description>
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<p>As in: <em>Oh the monstrosity of these monsterful monsters!</em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Strigil: An ancient tool for scraping dirt and sweat off the body, (before soap was invented). As in: May I borrow your strigil?]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Strigil:</strong> An ancient tool for scraping dirt and sweat off the body, (before soap was invented).</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sandillions: Numbers like grains of sand on the shore. As in: Sandillions of  poor helpless rubber duckies are abandoned every day]]></description>
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<p>As in: <em>Sandillions of  poor helpless rubber duckies are abandoned every day</em></p>
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