Hideous

I was just sitting here half listening to the girls talking in the kitchen. They were discussing a picture of the wicked witch of the west, from the Wizard of Oz. They were talking about her looks. Abigail, age 4 says "Well I think she looks Hideous." Phoebe, age 6 says, "I don't think she looks hideous." HIDEOUS! Where on earth did they learn that word? It's not a common word that we use around here. I don't think it's a common word used anywhere, by anyone! Hideous... huh.
I just had to ask them what they thought the word hideous meant, and they both said it means, 'gross'. Does this mean I stop thinking of our little girls as little girls now? Are they now Rhodes scholars? Nah....I just called Abby a smartypants, and she laughed and said I had smarties in my butt. Nice! Back to little girlhood.