atw: Words Not Yet In The Dictionary
- From: "Naomi Kramer" <nkr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:52:14 +1000
ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive and
refold a road map at the same time.
AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to
turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream of
drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the
drinker from having to suck the nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in
the eye.
BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) n. When a hamburger can't take any
more torture and hurls itself through the grill into the coals.
BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around
picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they
know the phones are not connected.
CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when
vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen
times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it
back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
DIMP (dimp) n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store
by asking, "Do you work here?"
DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you
dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming this will
'remove' all the germs.
ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma) n. A rescue vehicle which can only be
seen in the rearview mirror.
EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) n. Gangly people sitting in front of you
at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow suit.
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