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3catwoman3

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27. A bit OT - the above comments on long nose cabs reminds me of a word our older son made up...
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:57 PM
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...when he was a very little boy, about 2. He was an early talker, and had a large vocabulary by age 2. He loved trucks, and one of his first phrases, well before 2, was "dabish uck" - garbage truck.

His pronunciation improved, of course. He was quite observant about the different styles of trucks, and divided them into thin cabs, fat cabs, and something he called "obquate" cabs. As best I can recall (he's about to turn 36), thin cabs were the flat faced ones, fat cabs had the long noses, and "obquate" cabs had whatever that aerodynamic thingy is called that sits above the sleeping area.

Thanks for the look back.

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A bit OT - the above comments on long nose cabs reminds me of a word our older son made up... 3catwoman3 Monday #27
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