Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Favorite non-words

According to Merriam-Webster.com, the top 10 favorite words that aren't in the dictionary are:

1. ginormous (adj): bigger than gigantic and bigger than enormous

2. confuzzled (adj): confused and puzzled at the same time

3. woot (interj): an exclamation of joy or excitement

4. chillax (v): chill out/relax, hang out with friends

5. cognitive displaysia (n): the feeling you have before you even leave the house that you are going to forget something and not remember it until you're on the highway (My personal favorite)

6. gription (n): the purchase gained by friction: "My car needs new tires because the old ones have lost their gription."

7. phonecrastinate (v): to put off answering the phone until caller ID displays the incoming name and number

8. slickery (adj): having a surface that is wet and icy

9. snirt (n): snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed

10. lingweenie (n): a person incapable of producing neologisms

Like words that have recently preceded them into the dictionary, watch their stock. I'd buy call options for these.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

write more.

2:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Woot for ginormous!! ;)

4:10 AM  

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