Fictionary: Xanderisms

On this 12^th of January, my grandson Xander’s birthday, I thought it appropriate

to add a few words to the Fictionary.  These are for you Alexander McCabe.

Word		Meaning
Xanalyze	v.	Think like Xander
RepliXan	n.	Xander’s clone
Xandroid	n.	Xander’s new phone or a robotic replixan
Xanagram	n.	Re-arranging letters of Xander’s name to make a new word as in Randex (Torn bike shorts)
Xanalogy	n.	Comparison with Xander (There is none.)
Xanamnesia	n.	Remembering how terrific a kid Xander is
Xanaerobic	adj.	The breathless condition of grandparents
Xanachronism	n.	Kid that belongs in any time in history
Xanartic	adj.	A cold day in Puyallup when Xander isn’t A+
Xanatomy	n.	The science of Xander
Xanchor	n.	Xander as a newscaster
Xanddad	n.	PaMike
Xancient	adj.	How older PaMike becomes on each of Xander’s birthdays
Xandes	n.	Mountains Xander has yet to climb
Xandrew	n.	A monkey’s uncle
Xangle	n.	The intersection of Xander and the future
Xanectote	n.	A story about Xander
Xanglo	n.	A skinny white kid raised by Doug & Alexa McCabe
Xanimal	n.	The Puyallup Kid
Xanimal cracker	v.	The Puyallup Kid making jokes
Xaunt	n.	Amy McCabe
Xanimosity	n.	Jealousy toward brainy kids
Xanime	n.	Cartoon about a superhero kid named Xander
Xannounce	v.	Xanspeak
Xantic	n.	Xander’s fooling around
Xantique	n.	A priceless kid
Xanybody	n.	Whoever he wants to be
Xanything	n.	Whatever he wants to become
Xanymore	n.	Nope
Xantidote	n.	The answer to a bad day
Xantedate	n.	Before January 12, 2000
Xanticipate	v.	Waiting for January 12, 2000
Xanidate	n.	January 12, 2000
Xanswer	n.	Response to Doug & Alexa’s prayers
Xanticlimatic	adj.	Everything after Xander McCabe
Xangel	n.	Xander McCabe