Words That Don't Exist, But Should: - Printable Version

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Words That Don't Exist, But Should: - who - 06-10-2007

[BANANA]1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes. [/BANANA]

2. 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.

[MOUSE]3. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow ‘remove' all the germs. [/MOUSE]
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4. ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater. [/BANANA]

[MOUSE]5. 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. [/MOUSE]

[BANANA]6. 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. [/BANANA]

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

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

[BANANA]9. PUPKUS (pup' kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
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10. 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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