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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 of the winners.
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- Reintarnation:
- Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
- Giraffiti:
- Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
- Sarchasm:
- The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
- Inoculatte:
- To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
- Hipatitis:
- Terminal coolness.
- Osteopornosis:
- A degenerate disease.
- 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.
- Glibido:
- All talk and no action.
- Dopeler effect:
- The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
- Intaxication:
- Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
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