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Some of the new words, courtesy of Merriam-Webster. Check out more new words and other features at the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
pedestracebo (noun) : A button, placed at a crosswalk, that a pedestrian is instructed to push to make a traffic signal change so that they might cross the street, but that in fact, does nothing at all.
destinesia (noun) : a disease in which one enters another room/area and forgets what they came for.
Garage Mahal (noun) : an extremely large house, similar to other houses in it's area, with the primary distinguishing characteristic being an oversized 3 or 4 (or more) car garage to house the SUV's, RV's, and other family vehicles.
Molassochist (noun) : One who derives pleasure from making processes painfully slow.
thinko (noun) : A thinking mistake. Like a typo in mindwaves. A slip of the mind.
derogonym (noun) : An alternative name given to a thing, usually a company or product, which is derived from the actual name and derogatory in nature.
conquire (verb) : to answer a question with a question
memopause (noun) : Loss of memory brought on by menopause
flatuglance (noun) : The glance given by someone who recognizes that someone in his or her's presence has farted.
gackle (noun) : Any piece of chicken which is unidentifiable as meat, skin, or bone.
fakeuccino (noun) : Gas station or convenient store, machine made cappuccinos and lattes. fake-a-chino
impasta (noun) : When the waiter brings you a type of pasta that you did not order, or he/she has made a substitution without your knowledge.
shrevidence (noun) : paper documents that may be considered as evidence in legal matters that have been mechanically shredded prior to their availability as evidence.
gesundtime (interjection) : The time between the moment you realize you are going to sneeze and the actual sneeze.
doggage (noun) : a dog that is carried like or handled like baggage
(Paris Hilton's dog is doggage. Have you ever seen its legs touch the ground?)
flexitarian (noun) : A vegetarian who infrequently eats things that are not standard vegetarian fare (i.e. steak, chicken, fish, etc.)
winternment (noun) : the state of being forced inside due to inclement winter weather (I made it up because I live in Buffalo!)
Blobular (adjective) : Something that is fat with no distinct shape or boundry.
changle (verb) : To jingle the loose items in your pocket in order to get someone's attention
Flutterby (noun) : What Butterfies should have been called! Why butter anyway?? The person was dyslexic and got the f & b reversed! (My children and I use this word but I made it up and they said it made more sense!)
Bangalored (verb) : To have one's job sent overseas
MMS (noun) : also known as Male Mood Swing. 1. the male version of pms.
Garfunkely (adjective) : 1. Having hair that is seemingly too large for the body on which it exists. 2. (as a noun) An oversized wig.
dehydrophobic (noun) : One who is unreasonably afraid of dehydration or being thirsty.
counterstink (noun) : an odor used to mask another odor
ignoy (verb) : to annoy by ignoring
Stop ignoying me!
esgrapee (noun) : The lone grape that falls onto the floor and generally rolls to the most inaccessable location, as one opens the packaging in which the grapes are being stored.
phonesia (noun) : The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer. |
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