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23rd August 2021, 02:13 PM
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Neologisms
Once again the Washington Post has published the winning submissions of its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words
The winners are;
1 Coffee (n) The person upon whom one coughs
2 Flabbergasted (adj) Appalled at how much weight you have gained
3 Abdicate (v) To give up hope of ever having a flat stomach
4 Esplanade (v) To attempt an explanation while drunk
5 Willy-Nilly (adj) Impotent
6 Negligent (adj) A condition in which you absently minded answer the door in your nightgown.
7 Lymph (v) To walk with a lisp
8 Gargoyle (n) Olive flavoured mouthwash
9 Flatulence (n) Emergency vehicle that picks you up after you have been run over by a steamroller
10 Balderdash (n) Rapidly receding hairline
11 Testicle (n) A humorous question in an exam
12 Rectitude (n) The formal dignified bearing adopted by proctologists
13 Pokemon ((n) Rastafarian proctologist
JS
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24th August 2021, 07:09 AM
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Re: Neologisms
...engineer..
Train getting close to the station.
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24th August 2021, 07:24 AM
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Should have got that one in to the Washington Post John .
What about Pioneer (n) a compulsive pie eater until they come out of his ears ...
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25th August 2021, 05:51 AM
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Re: Neologisms
Pie Face, trying to eat a pie when full as a boot.


Happy daze John in Oz.
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