Create a new word and explain its meaning and etymology.

Words play a major role in our life and at times, we create them to suit ourselves.Initially I thought this prompt would be easy as it appears that I am often making up words as regularly I hear some one repeat the word I have just stated and ask “what is that?” Until that moment I hadn’t even released I had made the word up. Now as I go to share these words with you—they have escaped me.

When I asked my husband he agreed there were plenty but none were good enough to become common words in our world. One word we have substituted for the real one and I cannot remember its origins is Kangarwalla fox. I think it may have come from the kids when they were young and we were living in the country to describe both Kangaroos and Wallabys as they could tell the difference.

Its an interesting point and I will begin to take more notice of the things I say and maybe develop a dictionary for myself.

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