Friday 14 March 2014

Haamsterdamp

Haamsterdamp: Adjective. A word used to convey the stuffiness of a room or general area that is home to rodents of any size like (but not limited to) mice, rats, guinea pigs, squirrels, porcupines, beavers, capybaras and of course hamsters. The word originated from the Great Mini-Zoo Encyclopaedia of Johannes Baaron van der Aaantwerpdorf, where it was used in the following sentence: "If you ever find thaat aa room is raather haamsterdamp, you will do best to open a window."  

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