Forum / Neologisms

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    Sally Houtman
    Jun 15, 06:54am

    Each year the Washington Post invites readers to think of alternative meanings for common words or take a word, alter it by one letter, then supply a new definition. Here are some of the results:

    - Glibido (v): All talk and no action.

    - Cantankerous(n), able to drive a tank.

    - Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.

    - Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.

    - Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

    - Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavoured mouthwash.

    - Defenestration (n.), Uninstalling Windows 7 and then installing Linux.

    - Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

    - Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

    - Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

    - Dopeler effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly

    - Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

    - Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

    - Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.

    - Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

    - Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

    - Paymeant (n.: )the check is in the mail

    - Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period

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    Joani Reese
    Jun 15, 01:53pm

    Sarchasm, heh heh...

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    Sally Houtman
    Jun 15, 09:15pm

    Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

    Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

    Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

    Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

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    Joani Reese
    Jun 16, 02:30am

    I live in Texas. Reintarnation is my nightmare.

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    Matthew Robinson
    Jun 16, 03:13am

    I love these!

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    Sally Houtman
    Jun 16, 06:06am

    Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.

    Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

    Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

    (These are all from the Washington Post. I'm not that clever.)

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