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 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.
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 until you realize it
was your money to start with.
Ignoranus:
A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
The reintartated HB!!!
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.
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 until you realize it
was your money to start with.
Ignoranus:
A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
The reintartated HB!!!