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There is not a single word to stand for a very common hydro measurement unit: kilowatt-hour. Although there is acronym kwh for it, however you have to inconveniently pronounce the three letters K/W/H or the original every word.

Why not coin a new word for it? "Kiwaho" is a very good choice. Inside the new word "kiwaho", "ki" is extracted from "kilo", "wa" from "watt", "ho" from "hour". It is melodically pronounceable. The pronunciation of "ki" is same as first syllable in "kilo", "wa" as "watt", but "ho" as "hoe".

The plural form is kiwahoes.
In my last month hydro bill, it states that I have used 890 kiwahoes, and the unit price is $0.10 per kiwaho.
kiwaho by Wosha December 6, 2009
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Adj.

1. Slimy, slippery, sticky, gooey, etc.
2. Descriptive of an unusual, mildly to severely unpleasant physical sensation.
3. Descriptive of a situation, occurrence, or object that evokes an unsettling and uncomfortable feeling.
1. "I haven't even gotten all the seeds out of this pumpkin and my hands are already totally kiwano!"

2. "Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that pig's foot- I'm feeling a little kiwano."

3. "He has no sense of personal space- every conversation I have with him is completely kiwano."
kiwano by two_masks September 9, 2008

kawahondazukiyahmaharley 

A rat motorcycle, usually made from a variety of different manufacturers.
Jonathon's rat ride was a kawahondazukiyahmaharley; A Suzuki frame with a Harley engine, Honda pegs, Kawasaki cowls, and a Yamaha tank.

Kiwanopult 

To throw a kiwano horned melon at someone, usually so hard that it breaks.
Gary: Kiwanopult!
Marcus: No! Shit! Not again!
(Gary throws kiwano horned melon at Marcus's ass)
Marcus: fuck!

Marcus now calls an ambulance for assistace with the multiple bleeding holes in his butt cheek.
And Gary eats the broken melon...
Kiwanopult by porkchchoppanzeefin October 14, 2011
A common name for the African horned melon which is actually a trademark of Pruint, Inc., a New Zealand based company. Much like "Zeppelin," "Frigidaire," "Victrolla," and "Kleenex," this trademarked name has been assimilated into the English language.
I tried to pick up the kiwano, but its spikes hurt me.
kiwano by Zack Green July 18, 2004
Adj.

1. Slimy, slippery, sticky, gooey, etc.
2. Descriptive of an unusual, mildly to severely unpleasant physical sensation.
3. Descriptive of a situation, occurrence, or object that evokes an unsettling and uncomfortable feeling.
1. "I haven't even gotten all the seeds out of this pumpkin and my hands are already totally kiwano!"

2. "Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that pig's foot- I'm feeling a little kiwano."

3. "He has no sense of personal space- every conversation I have with him is completely kiwano."
Kiwano by two_masks September 8, 2008
An inverse mohawk, where the middle part of the head is shaved, and all the rest is spiked out.
1. Yo, I just drank two liters of Popov (or Crystal Palace) and I woke up with a Kwahom.

2. My friend gets so little snatch, he might as well have a pink kwahom.

3. That dude doesn't care about society; his kwahom totally suits him!!
Kwahom by William Gregs April 17, 2010
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