For all my gay friends out there who refer to straight couples as "breeders" while sneering disdainfully (and you know who you are), this one's for you:
I read the word in a story about the American Dialect Society. This group chooses a word of the year every year. In 1999 the word was "Y2K." In 2000 it was "chad." This week members of the society will gather to chose their word for 2005. That's where "crotchfruit" comes in. It's a word for children that has surfaced among proponents of child-free public spaces. Here it is in a sentence. "Madam, could you please find it in yourself to take some measures to keep your crotchfruit out of my yard?"
I love kids, but I think I love this word more.
(Please pardon my Georgia O'Keefe impulses)
OMG...I love-love-love this word! "Rugrats" was such an uninspiring term. "Crotchfruit" is just so darn graphic. I can't wait to find a way to work it into a conversation...YIPEEEEEE!
Posted by: KJ | January 03, 2006 at 11:39 AM
I have officially worked this into a blogpost.
Posted by: North Dallas Thirty | January 03, 2006 at 06:39 PM
great word. it made me smile.
Posted by: damien | January 04, 2006 at 09:52 PM