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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Call for a Flatuence!

Librarian Judy Silva shares the results of the Washington Post's annual neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. You won't find these definitions in the dictionaries in the reference room. Here are the top 10...

1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.

3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade (v.). to attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.

7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatuence (n.), emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.


I'm looking for the original link....



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