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
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.
Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
getting laid.
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 (v): 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 (v): 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.
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
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.
Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
getting laid.
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 theperson who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte (v): 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 thesereally 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 (v): All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect
: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter whenthey 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.
