Lexical Gymnastics The Washington Post's "Style 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 winners: Tatyr: a lecherous Mr. Potato Head. Doltergeist; a spirit that decides to haunt someplace stupid, such as your septic tank.
Sarchasm: the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn't get it. Contratemps: the resentment permanent workers feel toward the fill-in workers.
Reintarnation: coming back to life as a hillbilly. Inoculatte: to take coffee intravenously when you are running late. Hipatitis: terminal coolness.
Taterfamilias: the head of the Potato Head family. Guillozine: a magazine for executioners. Osteopornosis: a degenerate disease.
Burglesque: a poorly planned break-in. (See Watergate) Giraffiti: vandalism spray-painted very, very high. 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. Glibido: all talk and no action.
Deifenestration: to throw all talk of God out the window. Dopeler effect: the tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Foreploy: any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining sex. Intaxication: euphoria at getting a refund from the tax man, which
lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. Glutton for punishment?...........More jokes here.
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