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• ellemeno

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Phonetic misinterpretation of the four sequential letters L, M, N, O which are usually spoken quickly while reciting the alphabet.

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elemeno

1. (childish) A nonexistent letter of the alphabet which some children think comes between k and p.
   • 1955, Norah Burke, chapter 6, in Jungle Child, page 56:

     In the early days, when I was setting out the alphabet blocks in order, I could not find Elemeno to come after H I J and K.

   • 1992, Naomi Baron, “Beyond Elemeno” (chapter 7), in Growing Up With Language: How Children Learn To Talk, page 193:

     Had you asked me what letter preceded "P," I would have told you, "Elemeno."

   • 2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 34:

     MICHAELA: You failed first grade because you got it in your head that elemeno pea was one letter, not five... (Beat.) And now it's a little joke about how you fuck things up for yourself. Right?