I think you've found your niche, Robin, and I really hope you write more of
these etymological comedies. What a collection they'd make! (You could
entitle it _A Convenient Bollock_.)
And here, for _your_ delectation are some new words, from the _Washington
Post_ Style Invitational:
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
realize 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 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're 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
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole
Cheers,
Candice
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