brainwash

(BRANE – wash) A diabolical method of telling you what to think or believe that is so powerful it makes you forget everything you know and love, even your cat, if you have one, which I don’t. Does not involve soap. (source: The Real McCoys, book...

toothless eels

(TUTHE – les EELZ) The inhabitants of the not-so-secret tank hidden underneath the office of Principal Jones (history’s greatest principal). Best avoided at all costs. (source: The Real McCoys, book 2) 

The Squiggler

(the SQUIG – lur) A squiggler is someone who makes a squiggle. Which is a line that curls and loops in an irregular way. Which means that you might be a squiggler. Along with most three-year-olds. The Squiggler is the diabolical mastermind who is throwing the...

Danny Doogood

(DAN – ee DOO – good)  The boring main character of the boring book series my boring little brother Milton is always reading. UGH! (source: The Real McCoys, book 2) 

articles of incorporation

(ART – ah – culz uv in – CORE – pore – AY – shun) The fancy papers you sign when you’re starting a new business. They don’t have to be printed on an irresistibly beautiful certificate with a blue border and a gold seal, but it sure...

cockamamie

(COK – uh – MAY – mee) A thing you might say about something that is ridiculous or unlikely, such as Tracy Dublinger writing a letter full of nice things about me. (source: The Real McCoys, book 2)