Dipsie-Doodle
This is from an essay I wrote today. The essay is about Lake George, New York and it was for my American Environmental History class.
I took a bath in Lake George this summer. After running 5 miles through Silver Bay and its smaller neighbor, Arcady Bay, I celebrated with a well-deserved dipsie-doodle. This is a term coined by my Uncle Nick, a successful marketing executive, who bought a vacation home on the waters of Lake George in 2000. The renowned Lemma’s Complete Family Dictionarydefines dipsie-doodle as the following:
dipsie-doodle (noun)
dip•sie doo•dle / ‘dip-sē dü-dᵊl /
Definition of dipsie-doodle (noun):
a brief reconnaissance with spiritual waters of nature—lasting a few moments to fifteen minutes; typically associated with feelings of euphoria, bliss, serenity, and accomplishment. As many as 10 dipsie-doodles may be taken in a summer day.
Usage of dipsie-doodle (noun):
Nick: “I’ll be right back. I’m going to take a dipsie-doodle!”
Kathleen: “Not without me, you’re not—you stinker!”
And that is a dipsie-doodle.