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  • noun cryptozoology Alternative spelling of chupacabras.

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Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the Spanish chupacabras as a plural.

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  • A couple of years ago I was challenged by a coworker to come up with a descriptive acronym for my job function using the word "chupacabra", to which I replied "Certainly He Uses Perforce Anywhere Code Abruptly Becomes Repeatedly Altered"

    November 15, 2008

  • Back in the days when it was still possible to score a googlewhack, "chupacabra" was one of my secret weapon words.

    I seem to remember chupacabra, syllabub worked at the time. Now, of course, it's pretty much impossible to score one.

    November 15, 2008