The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again 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 the 2003 winners:
01. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts
until you realize it was your money to start with.
02. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
03. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that
stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows
little sign of breaking down in the near future.
04. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
of getting laid.
05. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
06. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
07. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
person who doesn't get it.
08. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running
late.
09. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra
credit.)
11. 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.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day
consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter
when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into
your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub
in the fruit you're eating
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
Thanks to Steve Hughes - Spencer, WV for sharing this with us.