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“Doug is destroying the English language at an alarming rate.” –Doug’s high school English teacher.

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Entries from July 2009

Fake Word Of the Day: Sirconference

July 31st, 2009 · No Comments

sər-kŏn’fər-əns noun A business conference call that talks around the edge of the issues by never gets into the core of a problem. A business conference call that talks in circles without ever accomplishing anything of value.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Pearanoid

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

pār’ə-noid’ adjective Characterized by an irrational fear or distrust of an elongated fruit that grows smaller towards the stem.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Prickshaw

July 29th, 2009 · No Comments

prĭk’shô noun A cartlike passenger vehicle pulled by a highly abrasive individual.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Blairanoid

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

blār’ə-noid’ adjective Characterized by an irrational fear of Tony Blair.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Eggosystem

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

ěgō-sĭs’təm noun A community surrounding maple syrup and waffles.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Titally

July 26th, 2009 · No Comments

tĭt’l-ē adverb In a manner relating to breasts.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Markolepsy

July 25th, 2009 · No Comments

mär’kə-lěp’sē noun My brother Mark’s ability to fall asleep.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Draggadocio

July 24th, 2009 · No Comments

drāg’ə-dō’sē-ō’ noun One who brags about dressing in clothing meant for the opposite sex.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Punkular

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

pŭngk’yə-lər adjective Of or pertaining to unconventional and aggressive youth.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Poondoggle

July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

pōōn’dô’gəl noun A series of unsuccessful attempts to attract a woman who will never show any interest.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Twitgasm

July 21st, 2009 · No Comments

twĭt’gāz’əm noun An excessive series of tweets over a short period of time.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Spongent

July 20th, 2009 · No Comments

spŭn’jənt adjective Porous with an extremely sharp smell.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Twitcrastinate

July 19th, 2009 · No Comments

twĭt-krās’tə-nāt’ verb To defer action on something important by spending time reading 140 character (or less) posts and sending tweets.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Blog Belch

July 18th, 2009 · No Comments

blŏg bělch noun An instance where automated blog posts to social media such as Facebook fail to post or stall for a period of time and then all the backlogged posts come flooding at once, creating a quick succession of note posts or status updates to all of one’s friends. verb A sudden succession of [...]

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Fake Word Of the Day: Twitelligent

July 17th, 2009 · No Comments

twĭt-těl’ə-jənt adjective Having knowledge received via Twitter.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Egosystem

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

ē’gō-sĭs’təm noun A community of people that surround a person that reeks of self-importance, often seen in Hollywood, politics and music, especially rap groups and their posse.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Wreckonomics

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

ěk’ə-nŏm’ĭks noun The science that deals with unrestrained personal spending.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Nerb

July 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

nûrb noun A word that is both a verb and a noun, such as paint, fly or screen.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Vadjective

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments

vāj’ĭk-tĭv noun A female body part that modifies a noun.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Lingualtini

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments

lĭng’gwəl-tē’nē noun An alcoholic drink that causes one to utter bigger and fancier words than they would normally speak.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Hoistulous

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments

hoist’yə-ləs adjective Capable of being lifted overhead. When the high school football team wins their homecoming game and a large number of fans go crazy with excitement, the goalpost becomes hoistulous.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Pieoneer

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments

pī’ə-nîr’ noun One who innovates in fruit filled desserts.

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Fake Name Of the Day: Igor Straponski

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

ē-gôr strāp-ŏnskē name An aspiring Russian composer who was better known for his sex toys.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Igor Straponski

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

ĭgôr strā-pŏn’skē name An aspiring Russian musician who was better known for his sex toys.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Chocolacide

July 8th, 2009 · No Comments

chô’kə-lĭ-sīd’ noun Death by falling into a vat of chocolate, which occurred to a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc plant in New Jersey, today. This death was foreshadowed many years ago by the Smothers Brothers.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Kitchen Concentration

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments

kĭch’ən kŏn’sən-trā’shən noun A memory game played in a new kitchen after moving, which is essentially “where does ____ go?” or “where did the ____ go?” In either instance the intention is to open the fewest cupboard doors or drawers as possible.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Nosetradamus

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

nōz-’trə-dä’məs person A visionary ho can predict when someone will stick their finger in their nostril.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Area 51 Rug

July 5th, 2009 · No Comments

âr’ē-ə fĭf’tē-wŭn rŭg noun Very little is known about this secretive thick fabric, developed by the military, aside from it’s most basic use — to cover part of a floor.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Fixplosion

July 4th, 2009 · No Comments

fĭk-splō’zhən noun A small fix-it project cascades into a much bigger ordeal. In our new house my dad helped me install a water filter under the kitchen sink, then the drain pipes from the garbage disposal came apart in his hands, without tools, so we had to replace them, and then the fittings for the [...]

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Fake Word Of the Day: Appeciation

July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

ə-pē’shē-ā’shən noun Recognition or gratitude for a really good urination. Recognition or gratitude toward something that assists in avoiding a stressed bladder, like the iPhone app “RunPee“. (See this article on ABC News.)

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