Sniglets

(words for things that should have words but don't)

By Rich Hall

ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid)
adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.

AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus)
adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with
your toes.

AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um)
n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its
perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from (a) having to suck the
nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in the eye.

BURGACIDE (burg' uh side)
n. When a hamburger can't take any more torture and hurls itself
through the grill into the coals.

BUZZACKS (buz' aks)
n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and
listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not
connected.

CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun)
n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of
lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up,
examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more
chance.

DIMP (dimp)
n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do
you work here?"

DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt')
v. To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing
on it, somehow assuming this will `remove' all the germs.

ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma)
n. A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.

EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz)
n. Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter
what direction you lean in, follow suit.

ELBONICS (el bon' iks)
n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie
theater.

ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun)
n. The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the
faster it will arrive.

FRUST (frust)
n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan
and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to
give up and sweep it under the rug.

LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun)
n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that
one has to resort to the `illegal' side.

NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see)
n. A fluorescent light bulb struggling to come to life.

PEPPIER (pehp ee ay')
n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be
walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.

PETONIC (peh ton' ik)
adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.

PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n.
The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were
calling just as they answer.

PUPKUS (pup' kus)
n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to
it.

TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun)
n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you
pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.

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