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donkeykonguk (324 words)
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BoPeep's Words, by BoPeep
Just Desserts, by inkhorn
lunatic fringe, by trivet
Food, by perodicticus
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On cue, the largest pair of mammaries in the northern hemisphere glided into view. It was like a photo-finish in a blancmange bake-off.
—Kathy Lette, 2001, Nip 'n' Tuck
slumry, I agree. I've first encountered that word when watching a Monty Python sketch featuring a blancmange playing tennis. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blancmange_(Monty_Python)
Cornstarch pudding just does not have the same ring.