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Words That Don't Exist, But Should - AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa
deks'trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with
your toes.
- 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.
- DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize
the piece of confection (lolly) you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming
this will somehow 'remove' all the germs.
- ELBONICS (el bon'iks)
n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
- 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.
- PEPPIER (peph
ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking
around asking diners if they want fresh ground pepper.
- 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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