New Word Creation
A big-city newspaper asked readers to take any word from the dictionary and alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are some of the winners:
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“Reintarnation”
Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
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“Foreploy”
Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
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“Giraffiti”
Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
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“Sarchasm”
The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
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“Inoculatte”
To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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“Hipatitis”
Terminal coolness.
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“Osteopornosis”
A degenerate disease.
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“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.
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“Glibido”
All talk and no action.
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“Dopeler effect”
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
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“Intaxication”
Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
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And, the pick of the bunch:
“Ignoranus”
A person who’s both stupid AND an asshole.
Laugh and the world laugh’s with you; don’t laugh and you must be an ignoranus.