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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 New meanings #87222 11/18/02 06:33 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague B bonzaialsatian OP enthusiast OP bonzaialsatian enthusiast B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague I was clearing out my mailbox when I found this... (considering that this is quite an old e-mail and that this kind of e-mail tends to go around everyone on the planet at some point, it may have been posted on this site in some form before, but I didn't get round to checking) The Washington Post recently published a contest for readers in which they were asked to supply alternative meanings for various words. The following were some of the winning entries: Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions. 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: 1) Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 2) Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 3) Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. 4) Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. 5) Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. 6) Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. 7) Karmageddon: 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. 8) Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. Any more to add? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87223 11/18/02 06:36 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory It is a yart, but a delightful one. "Reintarnation" is my personal favorite, although "sarchasm" gets used more in daily life. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87224 11/18/02 07:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago It is a yart, but... Yet I'm still *delusional about saying "this is yart"... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87225 11/18/02 08:13 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory It sounds funny to say "This is yart." And as you know, if it sounds funny, to hell with it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87226 11/18/02 08:43 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... It is a yart, but a delightful one. "Reintarnation" is my personal favorite Ah!...so would this be reinyartnation? mmmm...I think I'm trademarking that one! Reinyartnation®...thank you. ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87227 11/18/02 09:27 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory In reply to: Reinyartnation ROTFLMA. Yes indeed, it is reinyartnation. It might be easier to say reinyartation (i.e. without the n) though. Strictly speaking I guess it would apply to a topic that has been posted at least three times. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87228 11/19/02 11:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 easier to say reinyartation I agree. I believe the intrusive n in reinyartnation is a totally unnecessary holdover from reintarntion. It has an excuse for being there in reintarnation but not in reinyartation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87229 11/19/02 12:51 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York ROTFLMA Would you like to buy a vowel, Alex? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87230 11/19/02 02:18 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass easier to say reinyartation >I agree. me too, but as copyright(s) holder on yart®, I'm just more mincemeat. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New meanings #87231 11/19/02 02:25 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 but as copyright(s) holder on yart® Did you remember to copyright all derivative products? 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