phrases, sayings, idioms and expressions at

Amusing

Posted by ESC on March 14, 2003

In Reply to: Amusing posted by Shae on March 14, 2003

: Each year the Washington Post's "Style Invitational" asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing only one letter and to supply a new definition. Here are the 2002 winners:
:
: Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
:
: Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
:
: Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
:
: Giraffiti: Vandalism 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. (This one got extra credit).
:
: 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.
:
: And, the winner of the Washington Post's Style Invitational:
:
: Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

Ignoranus -- I like that one a lot!

© 1997 – 2024 Phrases.org.uk. All rights reserved.