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:
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
realize it was your money to start with.
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
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: 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.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: 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, like, sending off all
these really bad vibes, right? and then, like, the Earth explodes
and
it's like, a totally serious bummer.
Glibido: 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.
....and the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.