Word Play... The Washington Post's Style Invitational Asked Readers To Take Any Word From The Dictionary, Alter It By Adding, Subtractingor Changing One Letter, And Supply A New Definition.

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Word Play...
The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked readers to take any word from
the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtractingor changing one letter, and
supply a new definition.
Here are some recent winners:
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining
sex.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
Tatyr: A lecherous Mr. Potato Head.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who
doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. (like groovy, man)
Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
Burglesque: A poorly planned break-in. (See: Watergate)
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, ya know.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come
at you rapidly.
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until
you realize it was your money to start with.
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ass.

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