"20 Words That Should Exist"
- ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive
and refold a road map at the same time.
- AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to
turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
- AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream
of drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus
relieving the drinker from (a) having to suck the nozzle, or
(b) squirting himself in the eye (or ear).
- BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) n. When a hamburger can't take any
more torture and hurls itself through the grill into the
coals.
- BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around
picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even
when they know the phones are not connected.
- 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.
- DIMP (dimp) n. A person who insults you in a cheap department
store by asking, "Do you work here?"
- DISCONFECT (dis kon fect') v. To sterilize the piece of candy
you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming
this will remove all the germs.
- ECNALUBMA (ek na leb' ma) n. A rescue vehicle which can only
be seen in the rear view mirror.
- EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) n. Gangly people sitting in front
of you at the movies who, no matter which direction you lean
in, follow suit.
- ELBONICS (el bon icks') n. The actions of two people
maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
- ELECELLERATON (el a cel er ay' shun) n. The mistaken notion
that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will
arrive.
- 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) v. Manhandling
the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one
has to resort to the illegal side.
- NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see) n. A fluorescent light bulb
struggling to come to life.
- PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant
whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if
they want ground pepper.
- PETROPHOBIC (pet ro fob' ik) adj. One who is embarrassed to
undress in front of a household pet.
- 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 it's 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, when you're only six inches away.