Kid Definishons: “Inpublic”

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Kid Definishons Inpublic Definitions Funny Words

What your kid gets from the words you use can sometimes be close, but not quite right. The sheer repeated context of a word can train them into a wrong association.

My 4yo son now tells my wife and I that we’re being inpublic. He chuckles and admonishes us sagely, “Hah! Dat was inpubwic!” It’s hard not to pick up the new use as regular language. I admit every once in a while I’ll tell my lad that spraying me with spit is inpublic. Even when we’re at home.

Close is sometimes enough, though. Provided they get the right idea.

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14 Comments

  • James Hudyma says:

    Cute. He’s got the idea. Smart kid.

  • Carter says:

    Nice, Andy. Our just-turned-5-year-old has never had his hands full. Instead, when he couldn’t carry anything else, he has been “full of hands.”

    • Andy says:

      Love it! Language is the best from 4-6. And by “best” I mean most entertaining. 😉

  • Eric says:

    I get asked if I will play games after I finish my “Beard.” they are cute

  • Larry says:

    Funny. He definitely get the gist. I wonder if he ever says this term about himself. Cute.

    • Andy says:

      He does. A couple of weeks ago he hung his head and came to me saying, “I need to say sowwy to Mommy for being inpubwic.” Super cute.

  • Daniel says:

    Our nephew and our son were tickling each other. Our nephew said, “we’re tickling our chuthers!” So funny.

    • Andy says:

      Love it! I’m tempted to Google chuthers just because it sounds like some part of British cuisine, but I’ll just let it be an adorable thing your nephew said.

  • Jo says:

    My daughter loved her big brother so much that she had to do EVERYTHING he did….so when he got chicken pox, she wanted them too. I kept telling her she didn’t. ‘But momma, Eyi (Eli) has chicky pox and I want them, too!’ You think you want them, but you don’t honey, they itch and hurt, you probly don’t want them sweety.’ ‘YES I DO, EYI GETS TO HAVE CHICKY POX AND I WANT SOME TOO!!’ Then, of course she got them and once she got them, it changed to, ‘I no like the chicky pox momma, I no want them no more!’ Ugh! Kids… O.o
    e!’ I was like

  • Jo says:

    Oops, not sure what’s going on at the end of my comment there????

  • Jason Cooper says:

    My little daughter is also like that when she was 2 years old. It is just a step to them and they are just learning to speak. Just continue teaching them until they will speak clearly enough.

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