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10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 3:11pm On Dec 15, 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. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by ITbomb(m): 4:22pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Never too late to add yours Nice collections |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 4:24pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
ITbomb: Never too late to add yours thanks pal, infact that is the object of the topic, I want nairalanders to come up with something unique, I mean form your own words and give it your own transcription, that's all! |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Caracta(f): 4:50pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Oh i love this, especially PEPPIER and FRUST |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Vince77(m): 4:53pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Lmao Professor |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 4:55pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Caracta: Oh i love this, especially PEPPIER and FRUSTthank you ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 5:09pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Rocktation (f) have been monitoring this post for the past 10 mins won't you give your own contributions? |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Rocktation(f): 5:14pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
BOREDOUTTAYOURMINDO (bord ouro yor myn doh) n. a condition characterized by lethal feelings of boredom and creative illusions. ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 5:23pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Rocktation: BOREDOUTTAYOURMINDO (bord ouro yor myn doh) n. a condition characterized by lethal feelings of boredom and creative illusions. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Rocktation(f): 5:27pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Of cos you know it's all for laughs, you're quite good! ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 5:35pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Rocktation: Of cos you know it's all for laughs, you're quite good!thank you, you are kind ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Nobody: 7:50pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
More words! ![]() Accordionated - adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time. Aeropalmics - n. The study of wind resistance conducted by holding a cupped hand out the car window. Mummabolic Chorus - n. When three or more people are singing along to a tune and suddenly discover they are all faking their way through the unintelligible lyrics. Narcolepulacy - n. The contagious action of yawning, causing everyone in sight to also yawn. Oreosis - n. The practice of eating the cream center of an Oreo before eating the cookie outsides. Pajangle - n. Condition of waking up with your pajamas turned 180 degrees. Prestofrigeration - n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized. Rignition - n. The embarrassing action of trying to start one’s car with the engine already running. Sark - n. The marks left on one’s ankle after wearing tube socks all day. Turfigee and Pedigee - n. The two extreme target points of a rotary lawn sprinkler, TURFIGEE being the safest point at which to walk past, PEDIGEE being the most dangerous. Tanumbum - n. The sorry side of the Christmas tree that gets placed toward the wall. Wondracide - v. The act of mangling a piece of soft white bread with a pat of cold butter. See you on the road! ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Caracta(f): 7:58pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Nice ~vicky~. Very nice 1 Like |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Nobody: 8:07pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
Caracta: Nice ~vicky~. Very nice thanks Caracta ![]() |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by tomakint: 8:18pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
wao vicky you are very good and that was very brilliant of you! Did you work on that yourself? Can you also come up with the transcription exactly the way I did mine? Good job ![]() 1 Like |
Re: 10 Words That Don't Exist But Should! by Nobody: 8:25pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
tomakint: wao vicky you are very good and that was very brilliant of you! Did you work on that yourself? Can you also come up with the transcription exactly the way I did mine? Good job thanks Tomakint, i worked on some actually and a friend helped to post some. well done too ![]() |
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