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According to a meme that’s been going around, the Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its annual neologisms contests, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words. Seeing how much you all enjoyed my post on Oxford Dictionaries’ Surprising Word of the Year 2015, I thought you’d also appreciate this!
- Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
- Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you’ve gained.
- Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
- Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
- Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
- Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
- Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
- Gargoyle (n.), gross olive-flavored mouthwash.
- Flatulance (n.), emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
- Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
- Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
- Pokemon (n.), a Rastafarian proctologist.
- Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
- Foreploy (n): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
- Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
- Skilljoy (n.): The would-be friend who’s a bit better than you at everything.
- Percycution (n.): Giving your child a name he will hate for the rest of his life.
- Coughin (n.): A small enclosure designed especially for smokers.
- Typochondriac (adj.): A paranoid proofreader.
- Ignorial (n.): A monument that nobody visits
M. L. Kappa said:
😊😋😄
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Don Massenzio said:
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This is just a fun post. Right up my alley.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay! Thanks 🙂
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Don Massenzio said:
You’re welcome.
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Illuminite Caliginosus said:
Ok, this was funny. Sad thing is I can see this stuff worming it’s way into the American Lexicon any day now.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – hey, why is that sad? 😀
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coldhandboyack said:
These are awesome.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Couldn’t agree more 🙂
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Marcia said:
Best laugh I’ve had all week! Thanks for starting my day off with a giggle or two. And at least one outright guffaw! 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them 🙂
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Marcia said:
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A Friday Smile for you. These are hilarious! Enjoy!
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Annette Rochelle Aben said:
My favorites are numbers 1 & 4! What a terrific list of grand daffynitions! 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – indeed 😀
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Linda Lee said:
So funny, Nicholas! Shared the laughter. 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you so much for that! 😀
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Jean Lamb said:
Schadenfriday–the sinking feeling that everyone has gone home for the weekend except you.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – I love that 😀
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Gem Stone said:
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Some of these are hilarious.
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dgkaye said:
Lol, fantastic. It may not be long until these words inch their way into the dictionary. 😉
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Oh dear! Hadn’t thought of that 😀
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Deborah Jay said:
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Couldn’t help but share this one – you MUST take a look – hilarious!
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Skilbey said:
These really made me chuckle. Thanks for this!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Yay! So glad you enjoyed that 😀
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