10 Words That Don't Exist,
But Should
1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks'trus) adj. Possessing the ability to
turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.
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.
3.
DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of
confection (like a lollypop) you dropped on the floor by blowing
on it, assuming this will somehow 'remove' all the germs.
4.
ELBONICS (el bon'iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering
for one armrest in a movie theater.
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.
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.
7. 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.
8. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of
dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just
as they answer.
9. PUPKUS (pup'kus) n. The moist residue left
on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
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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