Friday, February 3, 2012

From Apples to Zebras: A Toddler's Wexicon.

A commemorative list of my favorite things that are in my son's lexicon:

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO C

Where w's routinely replace l's, t's routinely replace s's and names are replaced by sounds - he's just too darned cute for words.

Mo-gain - a combination of MORE and AGAIN
Tee-Bee - TV (as in "no pants tee-bee time")
Thaibot the Pirate - Pronounced TIE-BOT da PIE-ROT. Favorite pirate du jour complete with patch, hook and best friend
Pweep - Please. Generally conveyed with either a) annoyance (to get something he wants) or b) syrupy sweetness (to get something he wants).
Mootans - Mittens
Tink Book - More commonly known as the "I Stink" book. A bedtime fave. We would also accept Bee Book (for Richard Scarry's "Cars and Trucks and Things that Go" book - the most memorable item in which being Mr. Goldbug - and his incessant need to hide in obscure places on each page. This is not a bedtime book. Repeat. Not a bedtime book - unless you want "bedtime" to last in excess of eight hours. I'm looking at you G.).
Bee - all bugs. Bees included.
Chee - Macaroni and Cheese (as in Question: "What do you want for dinner/breakfast/snack/for the rest of your life?" Answer: "CHEE!!!")
Dip-dip - As in dip. Both the noun and verb. (to 'dip-dip' ones chicken nuggets into ketchup). We would also accept "deet-deet-deet" - a more aggressive form of the word which is generally reserved for Ranch dressing.
Coo-Op - Cool Off. (as in - sticking ones mac 'n cheese in the freezer to avoid tongue burning followed directly by toddler tongue lashing).
Dock-Dock - Helicopters (sometimes also refers to airplanes).
Brokey-bum - Injury incurred when child or toy fall dramatically to the ground. To brokey one's bum. Sometimes also used as "brokey-head".
HIM - Designation of person alternating between Gru (from Despicable Me) and Sully (from Monster's Inc.). In a sentence: "Me watch HIM. Me watch him on tee-bee."
Tuper-Why - Super Why. As in favorite book lovin' super hero.
Wee-Yoo - Firetruck. (as in the sound made by a firetruck/ambulance/police car/snow plow/anything with flashing lights)
Hewwo - as in "Hello". As in telephone. In a sentence: "No, dats my guy wif da hewwo" (referring to construction worker figurine with telephone clutched in his kung-fu grip - in case of bulldozing emergencies)
Moot/Cue Me - MOVE/EXCUSE ME! The former generally followed by the latter (once a correction of "Is that a nice way of asking?" a perturbed "Cue me" follows)
Big One!/Wittle More... - Kisses. A good bye and bed time mainstay (hurray!). First asking for a "Big One!" followed by a "Wittle more..." (for a second kiss to draw out said good bye or bed time).
Canno - Candle. More specifically, flameless candle used during recent multiple power outages. Now awesome toy.
Putah - Computer. (as in a) "me watch puppy doggies on Mummy's puter" or b) "Mummy - now work puter. Come play me!" [there is no answer to option B except "Yes" - then pick up nearest playschool action figure and get to work building those mega blocks!]
Wipey, Baby Nunny, Blue nunny, other Blue Nunny, Raccoon, Duck, Cookie, Bop, Kitty/Rain (*name varies depending on the day/season/direction of the sun), Eee-Eee, and Hoo-Hoo - aresenal of stuffed friends.
Additional "cute" self-explanatories to throw in for good measure: Tubby, Jammies, Wawa, Bwankie, Sowwy, Mummy, Daddy and...of course...I wuv you ;)


Oh my little chatter box...I wuv you too.

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