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10 Words That Don’t Exist But Should. by tomakint: 2:34pm On Aug 28, 2012
Hi Nairalanders, I just stumbled on the following words, let me know if you find them worthy, of course they don't exist at the moment but I felt should, happy studying;


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 (lolly) 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 dustpan 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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