New Words. These were in the paper in Toronto somewhere.
Newspaper elicits a good word from readers
The Washington Posts Style In-vitational
once again asked
readers to take any word from
the dictioruwy,alter it by adding,
subtracting, or changing one letter,
and supply a new definition.
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from pene-trating. The bozone layer, un-fortunately, shows little sign of breaking down anytime soon.
Cashtration (n.):' The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. .
Sarchasm (n): The gulf be-tween the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't getit.
Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Osteopornosis (n): A degen-erate disease. (This one got ex-tracredit.)
Karmageddon (n): It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth ex-plodes and it's like, a serious bummer. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of gettingtJu'ough the day consuming only things that are goodfor you.
Glibido (v):All talk, no action.
Dopeler Effect (n): The ten-dency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half agrub in the fruit you're eatirig. And the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus (n):Aperson who's both stupid and an asshole.
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from pene-trating. The bozone layer, un-fortunately, shows little sign of breaking down anytime soon.
Cashtration (n.):' The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. .
Sarchasm (n): The gulf be-tween the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't getit.
Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Osteopornosis (n): A degen-erate disease. (This one got ex-tracredit.)
Karmageddon (n): It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth ex-plodes and it's like, a serious bummer. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of gettingtJu'ough the day consuming only things that are goodfor you.
Glibido (v):All talk, no action.
Dopeler Effect (n): The ten-dency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half agrub in the fruit you're eatirig. And the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus (n):Aperson who's both stupid and an asshole.