Freak the Mighty DictionaryBy Emily Cohen and Emily Jensen

AAberration- n. Ah-bur-ay-shun 1.Turning aside from what is right,

true, normal, and typical. 2. A mental disorder.

American Flyer- n.Uh-mer-i-kun Fly-ur A rusty old wagon that Max pulls Freak in.

BBeautiful- adj. Byoo-ti-fuhl Max’s word for the Fair Gwen. See

also: Guinevere.

Bionic Unit- n. By-on-ik Yoo-nit Freak’s only hope and See also:Hope

Bully- n. Buhl-lee If you multiply this by one million, you will get Tony D.

Bulkhead- adj. Buhlk-hed Another word to describe Maxwell

C

Crawl- v. Krawl Freak is an expert at doing this

Crutch- n. Kruch Freak uses these to walk, and to hit people with.

D

Damsel- n. Dam-zel 1. A girl in trouble 2. Loretta Lee is the Damsel of Distress

Doofus- adj. Doo-fuhs A name Tony D. calls Freak the Mighty

Dragon- n. Dra-gun A fire breathing monster that Freak the Mighty slays

E

Earthling- n. Urth-ling Kevin’s word for you and me

Enemies- n. En-uh-mees People that are not friends. Ex. Tony. D and Freak the Mighty

Evasive- adj. Ee-vay-siv Trying to avoid something, as in trying to evade Killer Kane

F

Father- n. Fah-thur Both Freak and Max have terrible ones

Freak the Mighty- n. Freek thuh My-tee The best of friends See also: Friends

Friends- n. Frends This is an understatement for Max and Freak. See also: Freak the Mighty

Fuming- adj. Fyoo-ming Killer Kane is this when Loretta tries to set Max free.

G

Geezers- n. Gee-zurs A group of old people (Like Grim and Gram-wait! I was only kidding!)

Genius- adj. Geen-yus Grim’s definition for Freak

Giant- adj. Gy-uhnt Yet another word to describe Max, and what he and his dad both have in common

Gram-n. Gram Max’s kind grandmother

Grim-n. Grim Max’s sad grandfather

Guinevere-n. Gwin-ih-vyeer 1. Kevin’s mom 2. King Arthur’s wifeSee also: Beautiful

H

Hope- n.Hope Something that keeps you from getting depressed

Humongous- adj.Hyoo-mun-gus 1. Very big 2. Max’s body size

I

I.C.U.-n. I See Yoo A place Max destroyed after Freak died. It stands for Intensive Care Unit and is

the part of the hospital where Freak was staying.

Iggy- n. Ih-gee Alcoholic leader of the motorcycle gang, the Panheads, and husband of Loretta Lee.

Invincible- adj. In-vins-uh-bull 1. What Freak the Mighty is 2. The knights of the round

table wore armor to make them this.

J

Jerk- adj. Jurk Another name for Tony D. See also: Tony D.

K

Kicker- n. Kih-kur This can sometimes be considered Max’s first name

L

Learn- v. Lurn A talent some are born with, though many must be taught how to do it.

M

Moron- adj. Mor-ahn What Killer Kane is

Mrs. Donelli-n. Miss-uz Doh-nell-ee Freak and Max’s teacher that doesn’t

understand why Max won’t talk in front of people.

Murderer- n. Mur-dur 1. Someone that intentionally kills someone else 2. Kenneth Kane

N

Numbest- adj. Num-est A state of numb at its full force

Nuts- adj. Nutz You must be this to mess with Tony D.

O

Operation- n. Op-ur-ay-shun Getting a new (bionic) body

P

Pardon-v. Par-dun An apology. Ex. When Freak says, “I beg your pardon”.

Potassium-n. Puh-tass-ee-um 1. What you get from bananas.

2. As in Potassium Nitrate, a chemical in fireworks

Q

Quick- adj. Kwik You go this speed when Tony D. is chasing you.

R

Rocket- n. Rok-et Max and Freak wish Tony D. would get in one of these and go far away.

S

Snore- v. Snor Grim does this VERY loudly

Sobriquet- n. Sub-ri-kay Grim’s name, based on his demeanor

Spastic- adj. Spas-tik Relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if by spasms.

Spitting Image- n. Spih-ting Im-uhge When something looks exactly like something else.

Ex. Max is the spitting image of his dad

Sprint- v. Sprint The nurse and Max did this when Freak couldn’t breath.

Swill- v. Swill The drunk people at the pond (including Tony D.) are beer swillers, and are worse than kid stompers.

T

Testaments- n. Test-uh-mentz No, not the Old or the NewTestaments, but a run down, gang filled

part of town where Iggy and Loretta Lee live.

Tony D.- n. To-nee Dee A teenage bully that, in Freak’s eyes, is a cretin. See also: Bully and Jerk

U

Ugly- adj. Uhg-lee Tony D.’s words

V

Vex- v. Vehx You don’t do this with Gram or she’ll start crying.

W

Wagon- n. Wa-gun Max pulls Freak in this. See also: American Flyer

Whoa- n. Wo What you say when surprised.

Wonka- n. Wahn-kah The second word in the title of the movie/book, Willy Wonka and the

Chocolate Factory.

X

X-Ray- n. Ex-Ray 1. Max had many of these after Killer Kane nearly killed him 2. What you’ll need if you

mess with Tony D.

Y

Yonder- n. Yahn-dur A place that always lies over the next horizon.

Z

Zebra- n. Zee-bruh 1. A black and white striped animal, closely related to a horse 2. Not Freak’s

favorite animal