1. ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) -- adj.
Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
2. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) -- adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your
toes.
3. AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) -- n.
The point where the stream of
drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the
drinker from (a)having to suck the nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in
the eye (or ear).
4. BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) -- n.
When a hamburger can't take any more
torture and hurls itself through the grill into the coals.
5. BUZZACKS (buz' aks) -- n.
People in phone marts who walk around
picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they
know the phones are not connected.
6. 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.
7. DIMP (dimp) -- n.
A person who insults you in a cheap department
store by asking, "Do you work here?"
8. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') -- v.
To sterilize the piece of candy you
dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming this will
remove all the germs.
9. ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma) -- n.
A rescue vehicle which can only be
seen in the rearview mirror.
10. EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) -- n.
Gangly people sitting in front of
you at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow
suit.
11. ELBONICS (el bon' iks) -- n.
The actions of two people maneuvering
for one armrest in a movie theater.
12. ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun) -- n.
The mistaken notion
that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will arrive.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see) -- n.
A fluorescent light bulb
struggling to come to life.
16. PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') -- n.
The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose
sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want
ground pepper.
17. PETROPHOBIC (pet ro fob' ik) -- adj.
One who is embarrassed to
undress in front of a household pet.
18. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) -- n.
The affliction of dialing a phone
number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
19. PUPKUS (pup' kus) -- n.
The moist residue left on a window after a
dog presses its nose to it.
20. 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.
and some more...
Definitions:
Arbitrator \ar'-bi-tray'-ter\ : A cook that leaves Arby's to
work at McDonald's
Avoidable \uh-voy'-duh-buhl' \ : What a bullfighter tries to do
Baloney \buh-lo'-nee' \ : Where some hemlines fall
Bernadette \burn'-a-det' \ : The act of torching a mortgage
Burglarize \bur'-gler-ize' \ : What a crook sees with
Control \kon'-trol\ : A short, ugly inmate
Counterfeiters \kown'-ter-fit'-ers\ : Workers who put together
kitchen cabinets
Eclipse \ee-klips' \ : What a Cockney barber does for a living
Eyedropper \i'-drop-ur\ : A clumsy ophthalmologist
Heroes \hee-rhos' \ : What a guy in a boat does
Left Bank \left' bangk' \ : What the robber did when his bag was
full of loot
Misty \mis-tee' \ : How golfers create divots
Paradox \par'-u-doks' \ : Two physicians
Parasites \par'-ih-sites' \: What you see from the top of the
EiffelTower
Pharmacist \farm'-uh-sist \ : A helper on the farm
Polarize \po'-lur-ize' \ : What penguins see with
Primate \pri'-mate' \ : Removing your spouse from in front of the TV
Relief \ree-leef' \ : What trees do in the spring
Selfish \sel'-fish' \ : What the owner of a seafood store does
Subdued \sub-dood' \ : Like, a guy who, like, works on one of those,
like, submarines, man
Sudafed \sood'-a-fed' \ : Brought litigation against a government
official