absquatulate

Was it Chad? Don't EVER trust him.

(Asativum: I mean Chad, of course.)

I think someone told me this word was made up by Mark Twain.

The term "absquatulate" has become familiar to us during the war. "It comes from a or ab, privative, and squat, western for settle. When a squatter removes, he absquatulates." In peculiar circumstances whole companies have absquatulated.

(Forty years of American life, by Thomas Low Nichols)

Hee... now it's there, and I'm happy. :) *sighs*

No need to demand, p_p -- I'd be delighted to add to that excellent list. :-)

Pterodactyl, I demand that you go list "oh my stars and garters" on my list of Delightful Ejaculations right now. Pretty please!

Oh my stars and garters... how have I lived for so long without knowing this wonderful, wonderful word?!!!

I love this word. Actual, complete telephone conversation between myself and my nineteen-year-old (younger) sister, who was out for dinner, on Saturday night:

Sister: Hi, um, you know that...what's that word from the other day that means "running away and taking another person with you"?
A: ...Honey. You are NOT calling the house at 12:30 just to ask me the definition of a word.
Sister: Yeah, I totally am. What's the word?
A: {pause} It's 'absquatulate,' sweetheart.
Sister: {cracks up}
A: {cracks up}
Sister: Okay okay okay. Bye!

This is a great word, it's so fun to say.

Now here's a tongue-twister:
Sasquatch absquatulated squeamishly.

This is the funniest word I've heard in a long time... it almost matches booger in it's guffaw-factor.