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New Definitions - Sweder - 25-01-2005
The Washington Post ran a fun competition this week.
Readers were encouraged to provide new definitions for existing words . . .
Abdicate - to lose any hope of having a flat stomach
Flabbergasted - to be amazed at how much weight you've put on
Porqupine - a deceased pig you were very fond of
Vanish - like a van
Come on, don't be bashful . . .
New Definitions - Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 25-01-2005
I don't know about new meanings for existing words, but I did make some up some new words for a similar local competition:
bioxymoron, n. A double-barrelled oxymoron, as in Defence Intelligence Organisation" or "Veteran Runners Society".
hallucinopiscalism, n. An illusional state in which there is a tendency to believe ones own fishing stories.
raptitude, n. A natural tendency or acquired capacity for knocking on doors.
New Definitions - Sweder - 26-01-2005
I like Raptitude.
A couple more . . .
Bicycle - an icicle that swings both ways
Campervan - the more effeminate of two travelling vehicles
New Definitions - Sweder - 26-01-2005
Catatonic - either a) an elexir for poorly felines or b) a rather sick warm-weather drink served in Korea (with ice and lemon)
Sorry, but I really like these
New Definitions - El Gordo - 26-01-2005
sprognosis - prediction of pregnancy.