"cumberbund"

[Benjamin Barrett]

On Nov 19, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Marc Velasco wrote:

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>> I thought it was cumberbund, but how many times does this word come
>> up? I probably heard it seven times just before high school
>> graduation, and then probably once or twice since. I don't know if
>> the
>> people around me said "cumberbund," but regardless, for a new word
>> you
>> don't see in print, "cumber" is a more obvious choice because of
>> "encumber" and perhaps others. BB
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>>
> cucumber?
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and remember, slumber, tumbler...

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