cankle and fralp

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jun 19, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Jon Lighter wrote:
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> My daughter-in-law brings these to my attention.  The human "cankle" is the
> ankle of a person who's so fat that the boundary line between ankle and calf
> has become indeterminate.  The "male equivalent" [sic] is the "fralp," which
> is the brow of a man whose hairline has receded to the point that forehead
> and scalp interpenetrate.

in cartoon form:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/anatomical-portmanteaus/

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