Posted: 8/17/2002 8:32:57 PM EDT
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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: [b]Intaxication[/b]: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. [b]Reintarnation[/b]: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. [b]Foreploy[/b]: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid. [b]Giraffiti[/b]: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. [b]Sarchasm[/b]: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. [b]Inoculatte[/b]: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. [b]Hipatitis[/b]: Terminal coolness. [b]Osteopornosis[/b]: A degenerate disease. (this one got extra credit) [b]Karmageddon[/b]: 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. [b]Glibido[/b]: All talk and no action. [b]Dopeler effect[/b]: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. And, the pick of the literature: [b]Ignoranus[/b]: A person who's both stupid and an ass |