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Mensa Invitational - New Words 2009
>
> The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to
> take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or
> changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
>
> Here are the winners:
>
>
>
> 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
> subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
>
> 2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
>
> 3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
> you
> realize it was your money to start with.
>
> 4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>
> 5. 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.
>
> 6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
> of
> getting laid.
>
> 7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
>
> 8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
> person who doesn't get it.
>
> 9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running
> late.
>
> 10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
>
>
> 11. 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.
>
> 12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day
> consuming only things that, are good for you.
>
> 13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
>
> 14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
> they come at you rapidly.
>
> 15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
> you've
> accidentally walked through a spider web.
>
> 16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into
> your
> bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
>
> 17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a
> worm in the fruit you're eating.
>
> The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its
> yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings
> for common words.
>
> And the winners are:
>
> 1 Coffee, n:. The person upon whom one coughs.
>
> 2 Flabbergasted, adj.: Appalled by discovering how much weight one
> has
> gained.
>
> 3. Abdicate, v: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
>
> 4. Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.
>
> 5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent.
>
> 6. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing
> only
> a nightgown.
>
> 7. Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.
>
> 8. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.
>
> 9. Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has
> been
> run over by a steamroller.
>
> 10. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.
>
> 11. Testicle, n. A humorous question on an exam.
>
> 12. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by
> proctologists
>
>
>
> The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to
> take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or
> changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
>
> Here are the winners:
>
>
>
> 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
> subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
>
> 2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
>
> 3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
> you
> realize it was your money to start with.
>
> 4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>
> 5. 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.
>
> 6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
> of
> getting laid.
>
> 7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
>
> 8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
> person who doesn't get it.
>
> 9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running
> late.
>
> 10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
>
>
> 11. 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.
>
> 12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day
> consuming only things that, are good for you.
>
> 13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
>
> 14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
> they come at you rapidly.
>
> 15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
> you've
> accidentally walked through a spider web.
>
> 16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into
> your
> bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
>
> 17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a
> worm in the fruit you're eating.
>
> The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its
> yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings
> for common words.
>
> And the winners are:
>
> 1 Coffee, n:. The person upon whom one coughs.
>
> 2 Flabbergasted, adj.: Appalled by discovering how much weight one
> has
> gained.
>
> 3. Abdicate, v: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
>
> 4. Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.
>
> 5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent.
>
> 6. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing
> only
> a nightgown.
>
> 7. Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.
>
> 8. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.
>
> 9. Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has
> been
> run over by a steamroller.
>
> 10. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.
>
> 11. Testicle, n. A humorous question on an exam.
>
> 12. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by
> proctologists
>
>