Washington Post holds a contest in which it invites its readers to take a word
from the dictionary, add or subtract a single letter, and come up with a brand
new definition.
Here are a few you may enjoy:
Intaxacation – “Euphoria at receiving a tax refund, which lasts until you
suddenly realize it was your money to start with.”
Bozone – “The substance surrounding stupid people that prevents bright ideas
from penetrating.”
Foreploy – “Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting
sex.”
Decafalon – “The grueling event that calls for getting through the day
consuming only those things that are good for you.”
Glibido – “All talk and no action.”
Reintarnation – “Coming back to life as a hillbilly.”
The Post also has a yearly contest that calls for its readers to supply
alternate definitions for common words.
Coffee –“The person upon whom one coughs.”
Flabbergasted – “Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.”
Circumvent – “An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.”
Abdicate – “To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.”
Negligent – “Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.”
Pokemon – “A Rastafarian proctologist.”
Oyster – “A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.”
Lymph – “To walk with a lisp.”
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