New Words for a New Civilisation?

[Xanxtuary]

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to
take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting,
or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are this year's {2005} winners:

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

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

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

   4.  Reintarnation:   Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

   5.  Bozone (n.):   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.

   6.  Foreploy:  Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
of getting laid.

   7.  Giraffiti:   Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

   8.  Sarchasm:   The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and
the person who doesn't get it.

   9.  Inoculatte:   To take coffee intravenously when you are running
late.

   10.  Hipatitis:   Terminal coolness.

   11.  Osteopornosis:   A degenerate disease. (This one got extra
credit.)

   12.  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.

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

  14.  Glibido:   All talk and no action.

   15.  Dopeler effect:   The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter
when they come at you rapidly.

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

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

    18.  Caterpallor (n.):   The color you turn after finding half a
worm in the fruit you're eating.

[keyboardistmatt]

ROFL

Why can't they do things like that in the British papers??

[Xanxtuary]

ROFL

Why can't they do things like that in the British papers??

In the Daily Mail, they used to have a very small section where someone would send in words that they'd made up similar to those above.  It would only feature maybe one or two words.  I haven't seen this section for quite a while though.  Shame because it always made me smile and giggle.

We definitely need more humour! 

[Peter]

Very funny

[Appelmoes??]

LOL

[PH]

LOL

We should do that in the Dutch subforum! (and one in the English one ofcourse!!!)
It's cool!

[Appelmoes??]

We should do that in the Dutch subforum! on this forum (and one in the English one dutch section ofcourse!!!)

[Xanxtuary]

Here are a couple of my own ... they are old now so forgive me if I've posted them before:

UNSULT - to try to cover up for an inadvertent insult, eg, by saying "Oh I didn't mean ..." etc

UNVITE - to invite someone who you feel duty-bound to invite, and hope that they won't turn up

And a new one ...

POLTERGRAST - an unquiet spirit who informs on law-breakers

[Wilford Jr.]

Here are a couple of my own ... they are old now so forgive me if I've posted them before:

UNSULT - to try to cover up for an inadvertent insult, eg, by saying "Oh I didn't mean ..." etc

UNVITE - to invite someone who you feel duty-bound to invite, and hope that they won't turn up

And a new one ...

POLTERGRAST - an unquiet spirit who informs on law-breakers

Those are good ones!

[keyboardistmatt]

There is a book called 'The Meaning Of Liff'.  Get it.

[Appelmoes??]

Something like this?

merci morseless

adj : having or showing no Neal Morse; "the morseless Spock's Beard"; "a morseless Lyric" [syn: unmorseiful] [ant: morseful]

[PH]

Sinple: a simple sin
hexausted: tired of magic

[keyboardistmatt]

Hitmail - A hitman's inbox.

[PH]

Hitmail - A hitman's inbox.

Hahahahaha good one!



Accessin

A murderer who enters a house by permission.

[Appelmoes??]

Hehe

The word access inspired me.

Accass

Er... Nope, won't go there (literally and figuratively!!)

[PH]

Hehe

The word access inspired me.

Accass

Er... Nope, won't go there (literally and figuratively!!)

That inspired me.



Gaymes

Two men playing together

[keyboardistmatt]

Solomonder - Solomon the mythical lizard that can live in fire.

[PH]

Solomonder - Solomon the mythical lizard that can live in fire.

Ah that's the one from the "link the lyrics" thread!

[keyboardistmatt]

Yep very observant of you PH.  It was begging me to use it... It didn't want to be left dormant!

I guess I'm linking threads never mind lyrics!