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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Scrofungulus?

scrofungulus = ?
pps = ?

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MAGICAL BUGS

Contagious maladies, e.g. dragon pox, vanishing sickness, , etc.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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pps = pages scrofungulus = a word coined by the author (a new mother, by the way), probably as a portmanteau of 'scrofulous' + 'fungus'. Not a pretty image, Jobb.

— Mister Micawber

  • pps = pages scrofungulus = a word coined by the author (a new mother, by the way), probably as a portmanteau of 'scrofulous' + 'fungus'.
  • Not a pretty image, Jobb.
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pps = pages

scrofungulus = a word coined by the author (a new mother, by the way), probably as a portmanteau of 'scrofulous' + 'fungus'. Not a pretty image, Jobb.
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