Karbalaeinematmoeeney.
Before I use it in a sentence, let me say that I know domestic violence is never funny. Let me also say that my cultural frame of reference allows me to understand last names like Miller and Smith ('cause they were jobs) and Davidson or Jackson ('cause they were the next generation for David and Jack) and even Neidermyer ('cause all the mayors lived on a hill in Germany and the post office added the prefix Nieder- 'cause my folks lived at the bottom of the hill in the lower land [and Ellis Island workers did transpose the vowels]).
So, used in a sentence: When I read that Memphis Grizzlies star Haddidi had a domestic issue with his girlfriend this week, all I could do was giggle at her name (that sounded like a Jewish mystic played a counting game): Karbalaeinematmoeeney.
NOT KIDDING - ITs SERIOUS:
http://www.thehotline.org/get-educated/what-is-domestic-violence/
BUT I STILL GIGGLED AT THE NAME:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/grizzlies/2010-11-26-haddadi-assault_N.htm
MORE COUNTING OUT GAMES (Y-E-S SPELLS YES AND THAT MEANS NOT YOU):
http://www.playgroundjungle.com/2009/12/counting-out-rhymes.html
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