To go with the grammar thread: > > > > > >>10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should > > >>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 dust pan 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.
