Words beginning with "O" from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Alphabetical Entries Beginning With O

obesogenic adj. (19 May 2004)

off-deck adj. (21 Jul 2006)

office wife n. (16 Nov 2005)

oil spot strategy n. (4 Oct 2005)

oil-spot v. (20 Nov 2006)

olf n. (5 Jan 2006)

on (one’s) bicycle adj. (13 Sep 2004)

on memo adv. phr. (15 Mar 2007)

one-finger peace sign n. (3 Oct 2006)

oops paint n. (19 Jul 2007)

open (up) daylight v. phr. (15 Apr 2005)

open the kimono v. phr. (5 Apr 2006)

Orange Curtain n. (1 Apr 2005)

otherkin n.pl. (8 Nov 2004)

Recent Catchwords

Katrina cottage n. (11/20)

autastic adj. (11/20)

Twi-hard n. (11/20)

screw up move up n. (11/20)

crop n. (11/20)

cutaway n. (11/20)

hanger appeal n. (11/20)

foiler n. (11/19)

Romanette n. (11/19)

labette n. (11/18)

scope dope n. (11/18)

platespeak n. (11/18)

triggerfish n. (11/18)

belay slave n. (11/16)

blend wall n. (11/16)

bliss point n. (11/16)

shralping n. (11/15)

keister v. (11/15)

Xoogler n. (11/13)

door-stepper n. (11/13)

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