Words beginning with "L" from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Alphabetical Entries Beginning With L

L’s n. (15 Nov 2004)

land of fruit and nuts n. (25 Jul 2005)

lane n. (15 May 2006)

lappy n. (1 Sep 2004)

late train n. (18 Jun 2007)

le sigh n. (11 Jun 2007)

lead snowstorm n. (19 Sep 2006)

lean forward v. phr. (20 Jul 2006)

learning cottage n. (14 Dec 2004)

leave (something) on the table v. phr. (26 Oct 2006)

leave everything on the field v. phr. (25 Jul 2006)

Lebanese loop n. (21 Sep 2005)

leg attack n. (19 Sep 2005)

leisure farm n. (13 Jun 2007)

leitkultur n. (26 Nov 2004)

lesbian bed death n. (10 Sep 2004)

levanton n. (17 Sep 2004)

leverite n. (25 Jun 2007)

LGBTQ adj. (27 Jun 2004)

liar’s loan n. (9 Feb 2007)

libero n. (17 Dec 2004)

lily pad n. (23 Sep 2004)

lilywhite n. (25 May 2006)

limb hanger n. (1 Jun 2004)

lindy bomb v. phr. (8 Apr 2005)

listicle n. (8 Oct 2004)

litter on a stick n. (10 Nov 2006)

little red dot n. (14 Feb 2006)

Lochnerism n. (5 May 2005)

lolicon n. (17 Jan 2005)

lollerskates interj. (16 Dec 2005)

looping n. (19 Dec 2005)

lopomo n. (15 Jun 2007)

lose the dressing room v. (20 Aug 2004)

love-cum-arranged marriage n. (24 Aug 2005)

lucky sperm club n. (4 Jul 2006)

lumberjill n. (3 Jun 2005)

lunch shooter n. (30 Apr 2004)

lung-opener n. (19 Jul 2004)

Recent Catchwords

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Twi-hard n. (11/20)

screw up move up n. (11/20)

crop n. (11/20)

cutaway n. (11/20)

hanger appeal n. (11/20)

foiler n. (11/19)

Romanette n. (11/19)

labette n. (11/18)

scope dope n. (11/18)

platespeak n. (11/18)

triggerfish n. (11/18)

belay slave n. (11/16)

blend wall n. (11/16)

bliss point n. (11/16)

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