Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its
yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate
meanings for common words.
The winners are:
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. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run
over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
2007-02-11 04:27:35 · 8 answers · asked by gone 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
13. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've
accidentally walked through a spider web.
14. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your
bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
15. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the
fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
16. Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
2007-02-11 04:28:03 · update #1
LOL!! LOL!! LOL!! LOL!! LOL!! (gasping for breath, tears streaming down face) My absolute favorites are Flatulence and Ignoranus!! OMG, that's funny!!
2007-02-11 05:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Air 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haha, I like the gargoyle one the best.
2007-02-11 04:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by Synes thesia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha hahahahahahahaha. Okay not really that funny. Okay pretty funny.
2007-02-11 06:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lol that is funny
2007-02-11 05:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by Valerie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very funny, loved six and seven!
2007-02-11 05:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by sherrie t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lmao. saving this.
2007-02-11 05:05:30 · answer #6 · answered by rachell ♫ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HAHAHAHA!!!
2007-02-11 04:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jodi C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL!!!
2007-02-11 04:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋