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The babies on the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats are known for speaking in somewhat fractured language and mispronouncing many words. The following is a list of some of the words of their baby-talk lexicon. * "a sistant" = assistant * "alium" = alien * "antelope" = envelope * "barbecube" = barbecue * "brizzer" = blizzard * "chimbley" = chimney * "crumpass" = compass * "diapie" = diaper * "dressy" = dress * "faridgidator" = refrigerator * "George Washingmachine" = George Washington * "grasschoppers" = grasshoppers * "hanksgving" = Thanksgiving * "hello-phone" = telephone * "human candyball" = human cannonball * "kittypillar" = caterpillar * "leather" = lather * "lemonlade" = lemonade * "lizzerty" = liberty * "lympics" = Olympics * "Mabel's syrup" = maple syrup * "mirable" = miracle * " machine" = ATM machine * "nakey" = naked * "Nakey Americans" = Native Americans * "pamperline" = trampoline * "porch" = borscht * "prettiful" = a portmanteau of "pretty" and "beautiful" * "sandy man" = Sandman * "Satchmo" = Sasquatch * "scrubmarine" = submarine * "sea money" = sea monkey * "shampoop" = shampoo * "sponserbilleries" = responsibilities * "stewdriver" = screwdriver * "tangerine" = gangrene * "teeter-tooter" = teeter-totter * "thermosflat" = thermostat * "Wavy Seals" = Navy Seals
Definitions The Rugrats occasionally provide their own definitions to words, and explain why things are called what they are. * "clamquarter" = camcorder :Angelica: When you see it, you...clam up. You don't do anything or make any noise, and...you get a quarter! See? Clamquarter! * "hair conditioner" = air conditioner :Lil: Why is it called the hair conditioner? Tommy: Because the cold air comes out and blows my hair! * "ossopit" = opposite :Tommy: You know, ossopits. Like, big and small...hot and cold...chocolate and medicine.... Phil: Bugs and trucks? * "nursery party" = anniversary party :Angelica: It's a party to celebrate that you've been friends for a long time, like since nursery school.
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