[lit-ideas] Ten words that don't exist - but should
- From: "Stan Spiegel" <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:09:56 -0500
This may be a repeat for you, but it's still refreshing.
>Ten Words That Don't Exist, but Should
aquadextrous, adj. (ak wa deks'
>trus) Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with
>your toes.
>carpetuation, n. (kar' pur pet u a shun) 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.
>disconfect, v. (dis kon fekt') To sterilize the piece of candy you
>dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow
>"remove" all the germs.
>elbonics, n. (el bon' iks) The actions of two people maneuvering for
>one armrest in a movie theater.
>frust, n. (frust) The small line of debris that refuses to be swept
>onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he
>finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
>lactomangulation, n. (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) Manhandling the "open
>here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the
>"illegal" side.
>peppier, n. (pehp ee ay') The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole
>purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground
>pepper.
>phonesia, n. (fo nee' zhuh) The affliction of dialing a phone number
>and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
>pupkus, n. (pup' kus) The moist residue left on a window after a dog
>presses its nose to it.
>telecrastination, n. (tel e kras tin ay' shun) The act of always
>letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when
>you're only six inches away.
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