[Ads-l] splooting

[Nancy Friedman]

“Splooting” was a Collins Dictionary word of the year nomination for 2022.
(I wrote about it here
<https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2022/11/permacrisis.html>.)
Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette discussed the word on their A Way with
Words podcast in 2018:
https://www.waywordradio.org/howling-fantods/

Nancy Friedman
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https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com

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On Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 6:17 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-explain-strange-splooting-behavior-050000670.html
> :
>
> Squirrels are known and adored for their nutty antics, and one that has
> recently gained attention is the way they “sploot.”
> What is splooting?
>
> When you see an animal lying on its stomach with both legs kicked out
> behind them, this is called splooting.
>
>
> JL
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