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- adjective A
nonsense word.
Etymologies
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Its most notable historical feature is the coinage of the term runcible spoon.
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Its most notable historical feature is the coinage of the term runcible spoon.
WN.com - Articles related to Children's poetry inspires Natalie Merchant's return
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Its most notable historical feature is the coinage of the term runcible spoon.
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Its most notable historical feature is the coinage of the term runcible spoon.
WN.com - Articles related to Children's poetry inspires Natalie Merchant's return
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Its most notable historical feature is the coinage of the term runcible spoon.
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As a prequel, it possibly works better if you're already familiar with the Polity universe and its concepts, although I didn't find it too hard to get on board I had to look up what a 'runcible' was, though.
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Edward Lear wrote "The Owl and The Pussycat" in 1867, and it was he who coined the word 'runcible' ...
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Edward Lear wrote "The Owl and The Pussycat" in 1867, and it was he who coined the word 'runcible' ...
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...when you look at that 'runcible' foto, you'd have to know i wouldn't come within a mile of the place...even if "el snobbo" was payin' for the hairy muffins...
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The runcible and local AI become crucial to the conflict, especially when not all the humans in the area get along.
colleen commented on the word runcible
This word is, in fact, madeupical.
September 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word runcible
What?? Nonsense! Nothing on Wordie is madeupical!
September 27, 2007
colleen commented on the word runcible
TRUE. It is an old-timey madeupical word!
You're going to have to accept that you've been living a lie.
September 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word runcible
*tearing hair*
September 27, 2007
sionnach commented on the word runcible
My kitchen is full of runcible spoons. For the quinces, don't you know. So, don't be telling me they don't exist. Or I will have to come after you with my vorpal blade.
July 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word runcible
Thank you, sionnach. I mean, really.
July 22, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word runcible
See runcible spoon (someone has to say that).
November 22, 2008
saloniste commented on the word runcible
From "The Owl and the Pussycat" can not find it anywhere.
June 9, 2009
quothly commented on the word runcible
Before there was Doctor Seuss, there was Edward Lear... and the world wouldn't be the same if they hadn't blessed it with their nonsense.
March 8, 2012