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Week 688: Making Short Work

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Amam: The ultimate ruler. (Peter Metrinko, Chantilly)

Amaso: Latin for "I hate you." (Tom Witte)

Arn: Rifle: "Hand me muh shootin' arn." (Mae Scanlan, Washington)

Asip: The largest amount of wine you can drink after you're already tilting 6 degrees. (Ira Allen, Bethesda)

Ay, Bud!: A false familiarity that serves to assert dominance over one who is not in a position to either object or reciprocate. (T. Blossom, Washington) (Pam Sweeney, Germantown)

Derf: Someone whose name has become unfashionable. (Fred Dawson, Beltsville)

Demood: To tell your date all about your ex-wife. (Kevin Dopart, Washington; Daniel Bahls, Brighton, Mass.)

Drut: Cigar. (Bird Waring, New York)

E! but Oog!: A quickly changing reaction to exciting good news when you suddenly realize the negatives. (Seth Brown, North Adams, Mass.)

Edun: No fig leaves in THIS garden. (Roger Dalrymple, Gettysburg, Pa.)

Egap: The difference between teens' and adults' techno-savvy, or one who suffers from it: "What an egap! He didn't even know about IM transcripts!" (Noah Meyerson, Washington)

Elbbub: The demon responsible for keeping your house on the market all year. (Stephen Dudzik, Olney)

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