Say What???

When we searched for the most unknown words in the English language, we found a site called Listverse.com. There we found the word “Mungo." We decided to ask students what they thought the word meant, and boy were they wrong!  Brant Harnden and Kyle Livingston, 8^th graders, thought it meant something fast. Mattie Kinsler, another 8^th grader, thought it was a monkey on the go. John Molitor, a 7^th grader, and Kelsey Williams, an 8^th grader, thought it was a fruit. Abby Wells and Cameron Boydson, both 7^th graders, thought it was a type of animal. Garret Willertt, a 7^th grader, thought it was an instrument. Then there was Kane Milford, a 7^th grader, who thought it was a mix between a monk and a mango. When we told them what it really meant, they looked at us funny. 

Mungo: A dumpster diver.

By Kate Reid and Brooke Raymond