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A comprehensive analysis of word usage in the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 U.S. Presidential Debates.

Dark Matter of the English Language—the unwords

Words are easy, like the wind;
Faithful friends are hard to find.
—William Shakespeare

unanimals

Critters that definitely don't exist but, perhaps, should.

The backal is probably a feisty biter while the cakmiran probably has a quizzical look. And I would completely avoid the fangol—he sounds like trouble.

A great exercise for kids and the comedic-at-heart would be to try to draw some of these. What would a gakrin look like? Or a gorderish?

Below are the alphabetically first 4–10 letter single-word unanimals for each letter. In some cases, no names of a given length were generated for a given letter.

Some people keep a mard as a pet, but I wouldn't recommend it.

While the qoarrorule is thought to be extinct, some still hold out hope.

Here are all some lists with common suffixes in words relating to animals.

The coocher is cute but I wouldn't want to pick it up. On the other hand, the kouse, though small for its size attracts its mate with a powerful scent.