Latest additions- 11/09/08 om nom nom - vocal sound produced while chewing big bites of something tasty in a hurry, like the way Sesame Street's cookie monster eats (end of clip). Here's another example- 11/03/08 barf - vomiting, the sound made while vomiting. Also used a noun meaning "vomit" (thanks, Sergio!) - 10/24/08 added to description of chortle (thanks, Eric!) - 09/28/08 biff - sound of uppercut punch (thanks, Frederick!) - 09/08/08 air-guitar sounds (thanks, Jonathan!): bwow-chcka-bwow / whockah neow / jug |
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