Washington Post's altered word meanings

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Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby Rodo » 17 Jan 2014, 15:49

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. And the winners are:

1. Coffee , n. The person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted , adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.

3. Abdicate , v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade , v.. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly , adj. Impotent.

6. Negligent , adj. Absent-mindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

7. Lymph , v. To walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle , n. Olive-flavoured mouthwash.

9. Flatulence , n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash , n. A rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle , n. A humorous question in an exam.

12. Rectitude , n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

13. Pokemon , n.. A Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster , n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism , n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent , n. An opening in the front of jockey shorts worn by Jewish men
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby molly » 17 Jan 2014, 15:51

Brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby Aggers » 17 Jan 2014, 22:59

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

There are some brilliant ones there.

I liked the willy nilly one - that's me to a T. :oops: :roll: :lol:
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby Workingman » 18 Jan 2014, 19:38

Crackin' :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby Kaz » 18 Jan 2014, 20:59

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby JoM » 21 Jan 2014, 17:48

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Washington Post's altered word meanings

Postby cromwell » 21 Jan 2014, 18:04

Love the Rastafarian proctologist! :lol:
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