Previous Favorite Words (Not in the Dictionary)

POPULAR CULTURE

ESPN-onage: (n): secretly viewing an all-sports network when your wife leaves the room
polkadodge: (n): the pseudo dance when two people attempt to pass each other, each moving in the same direction
scrax: (n): the waxy coating that must be scratched off an instant lottery ticket

dunandunate: (v): to overuse a word or phrase that has been recently added to one's vocabulary
lexpionage: (n): the sleuthing of new words and phrases
whinese: (n): a language spoken by children or spouses on long road trips

slush turtle: (n): the snow that collects on your mud flap
spinter: (n): the season between winter and spring where everything is drowning in a slush/mud mixture
sprummer: (n): when spring and summer can't decide which is going to come first—hot one day, cold the next

headset jockey: (n): a telephone call center worker at the other end of a toll-free number
knitpicker: (n): a person who selects your knitted sweaters. Beware the Christmas knitpicker or the put-the-family-in-the-same-sweater-for-the-photo knitpicker.
stealth-geek: (n): one that hides nerdy interests while maintaining a normal outward appearance

asphinxiation: (n): when you are sick to death of unanswerable riddles
museum head: (n): being mentally exhausted, and unable to take in anything more; usu. follows after a full day at the museum
precuperate: (v): prepare for the possibility of being ill

shanghaIM: (v): Instant Messaging somebody who's in the process of IM-ing somebody else, causing them to inadvertently type (and possibly send) their message to you
vidiot: (n): one inept at programming a VCR
wurfing: (v): the act of surfing the Internet at work and rationalizing that it is for work purposes

detroitus: (n): car parts found alongside the highway
(n): when two or more immobile vehicles are parked next to each other
pregreening: (v): the tendency to creep forward while waiting for a red light to change

onionate: (v): to overwhelm with post-dining breath
smushables: (n): the groceries that must be packed at the top of the bag or separately to avoid being mangled by the time you get home
spatulate: (v): remove cake batter or other substances from the side of a mixing bowl with a spatula

dringle: (n): the ring-shaped stain on wood caused by condensation from a glass of liquid
espacular: (adj): especially spectacular
furgle
hoyle: (n): the point at which a genius transcends our reality and becomes a madman
nudenda: (n): a nudist's unhidden agenda
optotoxical: (adj): of or pertaining to poisonous looks that could kill, esp. from a spouse
parrotise: (n): a haven for exotic birds, esp. green ones
quackmire: (n): muddy edges of a duck pond
sinspire: (v): to compel one to be creatively wicked
sprog: (v): to go faster than a jog but slower than a sprint