Last week, we provided the winning submissions of The Washington Post’s annual neologism contest. Along with the neologism contest, the paper also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. The winners are:
Bozone (noun): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future
Cashtration (noun): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
Sarchasm (noun): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte (verb): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Osteopornosis (noun): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
Karmageddon (noun): 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 (verb): All talk and no action.
Arachnoleptic fit (noun): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
Caterpallor (noun): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus (noun): A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
Contributed by Barbara Bruno