One of my favorite things about kids are the words they come up with or the funny ways they say things. Every time they come up with something new, I always think, “I’m always going to remember just the way they said that.” But, of course, I usually don’t. (The one exception to this rule is that Noah always used to say “your” instead of “you.” So, he would say, “How are your doing?” Loved that!)
So, let this be my public record of Molly’s way of measuring either a lot or a little of something…
A sminch — this, as you might imagine, denotes a very small amount. This can be either a sminch of food, or even asking if she can just sit on the counter for a sminch.
A smock — this means a lot. I understood the general idea of where “a sminch” came from, but I have no idea how “a smock” became synonymous with “a lot.” That makes it a little more fun, in my opinion.
So, how much did you do this weekend? A smock or a sminch?
photo by Darrren Hester
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diane
A sminch. Thanks for sharing these sweet things. I need to take more time and write down things my little ones say too!
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oh I love those words. aren't they lovely?
A smock of driving (or riding while Husband drove) and a sminch of everything else.
My kids made up the word 'hiddle' to denote the area to the left or right of the middle. As in "I'm in the middle, and M is in the hiddle and C is in the hiddle." We still say it.