Posted by Charlie S (206.159.166.67) on May 04, 2001 at 00:54:46:
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 recent winners:
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which
lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit
and the person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are
running late.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease (this one got
extra credit).
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.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem
smarter when they come at you rapidly.
And, the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
Smiles, Charlie S :^)