Toxic gumbo

[Barnhart]

This may just be a "stunt word", to use John Algeo's term for made-up
words that often do not have any longevity.

Regards,
David

barnhart at highlands.com

American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on Monday, August 29,
2005 at 9:12 AM -0500 wrote:
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>"Toxic gumbo" is being used on AOL for the New Orleans "Katrina & the
>Waves" storm today.