super-djw has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 2 lists, listed 1 word, written 1 comment, added 0 tags, and loved 0 words.
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super-djw commented on the list like-nails-on-a-chalkboard
I first encountered the word in a high school creative writing class. It was used to describe how discarded materials were placed on the walls of a shanty. It still feels like an awl is being driven into my brain when I say it. Lathers, on the other hand, is fine.
December 16, 2006