Previous Favorite Words (Not in the Dictionary)

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Previous Favorite Words (Not in the Dictionary)

POPULAR CULTURE

ESPN-onage (n): secretly viewing an all-sports network when your wife leaves the room

polkadodge (n): the pseudo dance when two people attempt to pass each other, each moving in the same direction

scrax (n): the waxy coating that must be scratched off an instant lottery ticket

LANGUAGE

dunandunate (v): to overuse a word or phrase that has been recently added to one's vocabulary

lexpionage (n): the sleuthing of new words and phrases

whinese (n) a language spoken by children or spouses on long road trips

WEATHER

slush turtle (n): the snow that collects on your mud flap

spinter (n): the season between winter and spring where everything is drowning in a slush/mud mixture

sprummer (n) when spring and summer can't decide which is going to come first—hot one day, cold the next

PEOPLE

headset jockey (n): a telephone call center worker at the other end of a toll-free number

knitpicker (n): a person who selects your knitted sweaters. Beware the Christmas knitpicker or the put-the-family-in-the-same-sweater-for-the-photo knitpicker.

stealth-geek (n): one that hides nerdy interests while maintaining a normal outward appearance

ANATOMY

fumb (n): the large toe

jimberjaw (n): a protrusive chin

wibble (n): a trembling of the lower lip just shy of actually crying

MENTAL & PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

asphinxiation (n): when you are sick to death of unanswerable riddles

museum head (n): being mentally exhausted, and unable to take in anything more; usu. follows after a full day at the museum

precuperate (v): prepare for the possibility of being ill

TECHNOLOGY & THE INTERNET

shanghaIM (v): Instant Messaging somebody who's in the process of IM-ing somebody else, causing them to inadvertently type (and possibly send) their message to you

vidiot (n): one inept at programming a VCR

wurfing (v): the act of surfing the Internet at work and rationalizing that it is for work purposes

TRANSPORTATION

detroitus (n): car parts found alongside the highway

junkstaposition (n): when two or more immobile vehicles are parked next to each other

pregreening (v): the tendency to creep forward while waiting for a red light to change

FOOD

onionate (v): to overwhelm with post-dining breath

smushables (n): the groceries that must be packed at the top of the bag or separately to avoid being mangled by the time you get home

spatulate (v): remove cake batter or other substances from the side of a mixing bowl with a spatula

MISCELLANEOUS

dringle (n): the ring-shaped stain on wood caused by condensation from a glass of liquid

espacular (adj): especially spectacular

furgle (v): to feel in a pocket or purse for a small object such as a coin or key

hoyle (n): the point at which a genius transcends our reality and becomes a madman

nudenda (n): a nudist's unhidden agenda

optotoxical (adj): of or pertaining to poisonous looks that could kill, esp. from a spouse

parrotise (n): a haven for exotic birds, esp. green ones

quackmire (n): muddy edges of a duck pond

sinspire (v): to compel one to be creatively wicked

sprog (v): to go faster than a jog but slower than a sprint