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words formed as the combination of two or more other words, but which have a meaning unrelated to either of the constituent words

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jennarenn commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

Butterfly? I always like to picture the ones in Alice in Wonderland with the pats of butter on their wings.

February 25, 2007
oroboros commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

together; codswallop; injury

February 26, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

Wow, nice list, sionnach! Similar to (but not the same as) my Compounds That Look Freakish and Compounds Entirely Pedestrian lists. I'd venture a guess that yours took more thought though!

February 27, 2007
sionnach commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

Hmm. "Three's compoundy" gets to be picked as list of the day......

March 19, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

Bilby just found coinventorship.

June 7, 2022
bilby commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

baglama

June 10, 2022
bilby commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

hagden

June 10, 2022
bilby commented on the list not-the-sum-of-their-parts

periodicities

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