NEW WORDS FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
By Matt

CLIVEING (verb, present participle)
An act of verbal spontaneity which can incite equally contrasting reactions, such as hilarity or mindless violence. Example: "His constant cliveing was welcome at first, but they eventually got a little agitated and had to demand he stopped."

FROSTATION (noun)
An outburst of laughter at the most inopportune moment, used specifically in the presence of tall Americans. Example: "The teacher was trying to scold him but the pupil refused to take him seriously, as his frostation proved."

HAHNILY (adverb)
Doing something under a mistaken belief that it is not beyond personal capabilities. Example: "He hahnily entered the soccer pitch but then failed to kick the ball."

JOSIELY (adverb)
Reacting with prudish shock to an act or statement of dubious meaning, usually referring to sexual overtones and often inspiring a swift change of subject. Example: "When she josiely suggested going to bed, he moved to another seat and switched on the television."

MERTONANCE (noun)
A genre which is shared by people whose patience can snap easily, often resulting in verbal insults or sardonicism, due to over-enthusiastic or illogical comments or actions. Example: "When the girl suggested she had slept with his brother, he cut her down with an attack of mertonance which left her in tears and devoid of emotional confidence."

MOCHRIEFY (verb)
An action or gesture designed to avoid a strenuous use of the brain, particularly when attempting something designed to impress. Such acts may include fainting or feigning more specific medical conditions. Example: "He was due to appear in court yesterday, but he managed to mochriefy his way out of it".

PROOPSY (adjective)
Cruel, insulting, especially when aimed towards those with untreatable physical disabilities, such as baldness. Example: "The school bully was very proopsy towards the boy who wore short trousers until he was 15."

RYANNED (verb, past participle)
Passive verb indicating that one has been overshadowed or reduced to a second-best slot by a rival or colleague. Example: "He became the first man to swim the Atlantic, only to learn that someone else had ryanned him by swimming the Pacific in half the time".

SESSIONSLESS (adjective)
Totally lacking in any form of cultural or artistic knowledge or education. Example: "They took Grandad to the art gallery but his sessionsless nature rendered him extremely bored."

SLATTERISE (verb)
To deliberately degenerate a topic into puerile or smutty innuendo for effect. Example: "They marvelled at the naked gargoyle statues, until their colleague slatterised their fascination by pointing out their erect nipples."

TOKSVIGATE (verb, Danish origin)
To restrict a party to lower-profile roles in a company or situation through no fault of their own, but due to an abundance of better-qualified individuals. Example: "They told me I was appropriate for the job, but they had to toksvigate me to assistant because someone else had better academic qualifications."

TOKSVIGATED (i) (adj., Danish origin)
Of an object, to appear to be of a particular smallish size both due to the diminutiveness of the object, and the size of surrounding objects (particularly Stilated objectes). Example: "I thought she was on her knees, but she was in fact toksvigated".

TOKSVIGATED (ii) (verb, past tense)
To induce a state of being toksvigated. Example: "In order to save space, I toksvigated the paper before depositing it in the bin.". See also IZZARDED / IZZARDATION. Antonym: STILATED.

VRANCHER (noun)
A person of great performing talent who exercises humility and restraint to allow fellow performers to take the plaudits. Example: "The musician came on stage and played beautifully, but as a typical vrancher, insisted that the other acts that night were more worthy."

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