The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again 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 this year's (2003) winners.
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
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.
Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
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.
Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the bunch ----
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole
Let's see if anyone can add anything clever to the list.
Originally posted by rwingettFlogic:
[b]Let's see if anyone can add anything clever to the list.
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1. (n) Misunderstanding, abuse, or flawed application of basic principles
of logical discourse, such as definition, validity, and assumption, commonly
suspected when one debate party fears the opponent's conlcusion, and often
observed as that party's fear response.
2. (n) An intentional logical fallacy, or one that is inevitable due to one's
lack of mental capacity for sound reasoning.
See Debates forum for numerous examples.
Originally posted by rwingettChristianite:
[b]Let's see if anyone can add anything clever to the list.
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1. (n) An evangelist whose presence elicits a similar response to
the presence of a harmful radioactive substance, in particular, fear,
misunderstanding, and the formation of a task force to promptly
move it out of town as quickly as possible, lest what it radiates should
get into the people's brains.
well, I always thought the aim was to keep the spelling intact, but go somewhat loose on the interpretation. So here's a few off the top of my head:
elbow: a spanish archer
nobless: a republic (rather chuffed with that: an opposite to boot)
estate: how many happy pills one has had tonight
asphalt: an error caused by an idiot
errant: a heated monologue in a hospital crash room drama
casualty: an accident caused by lazily tying one's shoelaces
boron: to continue a boring post after boredom has already been established