Courtesy of Cameron and Paula:<\/i>
\nThe following were some recent winning entries in a Washington Post word definition contest.
\n1. Coffee <\/b><\/i>(n) a person who is coughed upon
\n2. Flabbergasted <\/b><\/i>(adj) appalled over how much weight you have gained
\n3. Abdicate <\/b><\/i>(v) to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach
\n4. Esplanade <\/b><\/i>(v) to attempt an explanation while drunk
\n5. Willy-nilly <\/b><\/i>(adj) impotent
\n6. Negligent <\/b><\/i>(adj) describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie
\n7. Lymph <\/b><\/i>(v) to walk with a lisp
\n8. Gargoyle <\/b><\/i>(n) an olive flavored mouthwash
\n9. Flatulence <\/b><\/i>(n) the emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are runover by a steamroller
\n10. Balderdash <\/b><\/i>(n) a rapidly receding hairline
\n11. Testicle <\/b><\/i>(n) a humorous question in an exam
\n12. Rectitude <\/b><\/i>(n) the formal, dignified demeanour assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you
\n13. Oyster <\/b><\/i>(n) a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions
\n14. Circumvent <\/b><\/i>(n) the opening in the front of boxer shorts
\n15. Frisbeetarianism <\/b><\/i>(n) the belief that, when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there
\n16. Pokemon <\/b><\/i>(n) a Jamaican proctologist
\nThe Post also invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
\nHere are some of those winners:
\n1. Intaxication<\/b><\/i>: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
\n2. Reintarnation<\/b><\/i>: Coming back to life as a hillbilly
\n3. Foreploy<\/b><\/i>: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose getting laid (e.g.: “I’m a doctor…”)
\n4. Giraffiti<\/b><\/i>: Vandalism spray painted very, very high
\n5. Sarchasm<\/b><\/i>: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it
\n6. Inoculatte<\/b><\/i>: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late
\n7. Hipatitis<\/b><\/i>: Terminal coolness
\n8. Ostepornosis<\/b><\/i>: A degenerate disease
\n9. Karmageddon<\/b><\/i>: It’s like, when everbody is sending off all these really bad vibes right? And then like, the Earth explodes and it’s like, a serious bummer.
\n10. Glibido<\/b><\/i>: All talk and no action
\n11: Dopeler Effect<\/b><\/i>: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly
\n12. Ignoranus<\/b><\/i>: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Courtesy of Cameron and Paula: The following were some recent winning entries in a Washington Post word definition contest. 1. Coffee (n) a person who is coughed upon 2. Flabbergasted (adj) appalled over how much weight you have gained 3. Abdicate (v) to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach 4. Esplanade … <\/p>\n