My latest entries in the definitional duel:
Week Five:
Cannes-bull: A touriste bovine who discusses independent films over bœuf bourguignon.
Caripaean: Going on and on in your holiday letter about your tropical vacation.
Flabbergrassted: A condition of dazed plumpness in marijuana smokers who succumb to the munchies.
Siambic pentameter: A metrical line consisting of five feet, each containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable, on the topic of pre-democratic Thailand.
Week Six:
Hampersand: Conjoined pigs.
Sporkupine: Nocturnal beast with safely blunted quills.
Zomboni: A machine that smooths the way for brainless shambling.
Snickerdawdle: To linger in the kitchen in the hopes of being given a freshly baked cookie.
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© Debrarian and Practicing Noticing, 2012.
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I went from smile to chuckle to chortle to laughter. Are you winning, at this point? You must be.
Not winning! Obviously the judge was bribed with peanut brittle…
and then there’s…
Talibanter: The light-hearted banter of the Taliban on their off time
Recyclopedia: an encyclopedia of reused words
Gelatte: a gelato latte
and
Prefurred: The state you are in right before you pet your shedding dog.
Yes! But I think I spend a lot more time in the refurred state…