A Victoria second-grader fixed a gaping hole in the English language by inventing a new word.

Now he wants your help getting it into the dictionary.

Defined by Levi Budd, 6, a levidrome is a word that contains the same lettering but spells a different word when written backwards.

When discovered palindromes earlier this year 乌鸦传媒� words or phrases like 乌鸦传媒淏ob乌鸦传媒� that read the same forward and backward 乌鸦传媒� he just couldn乌鸦传媒檛 get enough.

乌鸦传媒淗e loves language, he loves reading, he乌鸦传媒檚 a voracious reader,乌鸦传媒� said dad .

It all started with the boy乌鸦传媒檚 six-foot stuffed snake he aptly named Snakey Bob. The Grade 2 student at St. Michaels University School burned through discovering the usual suspects in palindromes: mom, dad, racecar. Then curiosity caught him. What about reward and drawer, or stressed and desserts? How does one describe those?

When faced with the question, his dad sought an answer. He didn乌鸦传媒檛 find one, so they thought, why not make a new word?

Lucky contacted Webster, and learned to get a word in the dictionary it has to become widely used. So the duo embarked on a project. They and set out to utilize social media to get levidrome, named for the boy, into the dictionary.

With 3,000 views on YouTube in the first three weeks, the concept is reaching teachers nationwide. Much like Levi乌鸦传媒檚 classroom at SMUS, they pinned boards to their walls where students add levidromes routinely. The push is also offering young people a positive perspective on social media, Lucky pointed out.

乌鸦传媒淧eople are spreading the word, because it乌鸦传媒檚 really cool,乌鸦传媒� he said.

His inbox is flooded with photos of kids using levidromes as well.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 getting lots of kids thinking about it,乌鸦传媒� said Lucky, a writer by trade. 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 getting kids and people talking about language.乌鸦传媒�

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