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 recent winners:
– Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
– Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining sex.
– Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
– 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.
– Burglesque: A poorly planned break-in. (See: Watergate)
– 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 refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.