Wordplay (1311 hits)
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Submitted by Cool Ubersite User at 2000-01-07 05:52:15 EST
Wordplay
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:
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
of getting laid.
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.
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
User Reviews
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-12-10 08:10:14 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I laughed at ignoranus.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2007-11-30 22:32:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-09-10 18:19:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
no
Submitted by Maltese (user info) at 2007-02-05 17:24:55 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
2^4
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-06-25 04:17:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
nope
Submitted by Bushy (user info) at 2005-10-02 04:57:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Big fan of this, especially 'intaxication'. i can't wait to get my money back this year!
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-05-23 02:08:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
historical!
Submitted by Calios (user info) at 2005-05-23 01:53:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
sweet!
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-02-03 06:02:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Would it be gratuitous of me to -2 you for posting twice in one day?
Submitted by TimeCop (user info) at 2004-12-31 01:32:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Exactly 5 years after you wrote this post, I will be having sex while at college.
Submitted by Blitzen (user info) at 2003-12-21 17:12:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
oh man! that blew my mind!!
2000... what a year...
*thumbs up*
Submitted by jimbobjoe (user info) at 2003-12-21 17:10:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I really liked this.
Submitted by ohlookasquirrel (user info) at 2003-12-06 21:35:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
ive seen this before, good stuff.
no reviews? oooo im the first ever, this is old..