The Washington Post's Invitational...

The Washington Post's Invitational 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 some of the winners:

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

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

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high up on walls.

Tatyr: A lecherous Mr. Potato Head.

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

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

Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

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, man.

Glibido: All talk and no action.

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

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

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



I just love the last!

Nat

These were actually really good!

Ice

I wonder if they repeat that contest. I saw a similar list about a year ago and it was different definitions. And yes, some of them were really good

Kathleen

LOL! Are there more?

Yes, sure:

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

Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out.

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

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

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


Nat

they really are fantastic

also similar:

The Washington Post recently published a contest for readers in which
they were asked to supply alternative meanings for various words. The
following were some of the winning entries:

Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

Carcinoma (n.), a valley in California, notable for its heavy smog.

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

Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

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

Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly
answer the door in your nightie.

Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.

Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.

Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist
immediately before he examines you.

Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish
expressions.

Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts.


Kathleen