The World Premiere of my NEW WORD:

November 11, 2008 by Nicole · 4 Comments
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I’m inspired…

I was reading a post on Stimeyland about her everyday use of the word, ‘cromulent’, a ‘made-up’ word from The Simpsons.

This excited me… There are other people who make up words, not just me…

I now have the pluck, nerve, daring, audacity, boldness and grit (I was just familiarizing myself with my own online Dictionary/Thesaurus, since I’m sure my new word will be part of it soon) to share my you my ‘made-up’ word.

So here it is, without further ado, the introduction to the world of my made-up word:

Webster’s, Wikipedia: TAKE NOTICE:

My word is: …Cha.

Some may argue that Cha is just a sound, but it’s a word. I use it every day.

The beauty of Cha is that it means more than one thing. It can mean ‘agreement’ or ‘STRONG disagreement’. It can also mean ‘yes’ or ‘no’, depending on how you are feeling…

Examples:

My husband- “Would you like to join me on a several-mile jog on this cold, chilly morning?”
Me: “Cha.” (followed by silence)

A friend: “Do you want to catch a quick manicure down the street at that cute nail salon?”
Me: “Cha!”

Little Man: “Mommy, can we watch Yo Gabba Gabba?!”
Me: “Um, Cha.”
(By the way, what’s up with that show? It’s crazy.)

So there you have it. Cha.

See how nicely it rolls with the conversation? Cha is perfect.

It’s really more of a ‘place-holder-kind-of-word’,
“Isn’t that a cool painting?”
“Cha!”
“Anyway, so as I was saying…”

Yet also, a very cool ‘affirmation-type-of-word’.
Picture this: It’s a cold evening, our son is peacefully sleeping, I’m in my pajamas and holding a glass of wine, while sitting on the couch with a fire in the fireplace-

My husband: “This is nice.”

Me: ‘Cha-aaaaaaaaaaa.”

It’s a perfectly cromulent word.