Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- A euphemistic substitute for swear. See swan, swow.
Examples
“Lucy needs to learn about the drum-tummied snum and the the fluff-ruffled muffle!”
“I snum!" said Jim, wiping the wondering little face in a sort of fever of discovery and taking off color at every daub with the rag.”
“I snum! they buzz around that readin'-room for chances to read the papers like bees around a honey-pot.”
“Wal, I snum!" exclaimed Uncle Jason, still staring at the bit of paper, which was a Wells-Fargo express check for the sum named.”
“I snum! mebbe you're right," grunted Walky Dexter.”
“_ (His artillery now rumbling down the heights on the full gallop.) -- I snum, that's awful!”
“They didn't have anything to do but to look "picturesque" and say "I snum!" and "I swan to man!" and they could do that to the skipper's taste.”
“The half-breed skipper stood next to me, and I snum if you couldn't see him shrivel up like one of them things they call a sensitive plant.”
“You'll set down and have a bite with us, won't you, Mr. -- Major -- I snum I've forgot your name.”
“I snum I don't know what to make of him," declared Mr. Abijah”
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Words of The Future - Part 2
New words generated as the logical result of Benjamin Shisler's Dictionary of English Phonesthemes.
Taking all the Initial Cluster phonesthemes and Final Cluster phonesthemes and stick...blabe, twabe, brabe, trabe, chabe, thabe, clabe, swabe, crabe, stabe, drabe, squabe and 443 more...
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