FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

The Washington Post's "Mensa Invitational" once again asked readers to
take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or
changing only one letter, and supply a new definition. Some of these
will put you on the floor! Here are this year's (2005) winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

2. Ignoranus: A person who is both stupid and an asshole.

3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
you realize it was your money in the first place.

4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

5. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops
bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows
little sign of breaking down in the near future.

6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
getting laid.

7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte' : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

11. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

12. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these
really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's
like, a serious bummer.

13. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day
consuming only things that are good for you.

14. Glibido: All talk and no action.

15. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
they come at you rapidly.

16. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

17. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into
your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

18. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in
the fruit you're eating.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Cool, love number 8!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

BB4A

👍👍👍

Excellent, and totally worthy of plaguerism:
conscious act of serial and multiple attempts at reposting another persons original post... in the desperate and futile intent to “make it go viral”? 😉

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

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#15 seems to apply to AOC.

And, by Steven Wright when he would say: "Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak."

SteveR Loc: Michigan

My favorite, too, but they're all good. I notice these are from 2005. Have there been any since?

GregShea Loc: Redding, Ca

I don't get it. Ha Ha

SteveR Loc: Michigan

What a great example of #8!!

repleo Loc: Boston

Had a great laugh. Thanks for posting

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

If I did this I apologized was not aware of it.

"Futile intent" that's your word, not mine.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I didn't know it was possible to plagiarise something in the public domain.

BB4A

How very droll. I could comment that “futile intent” is actually two of my words... but, I will refrain, and instead merely point out that my intent was to add #19 to this list; plaguerism.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

BB4A

Quite right, it is impossible. I was referring to the new word “plaguerism” (I offered this as #19 in the list, above?), rather than the original word “plagiarism”.

Hint - you will rarely catch me using any word unintentionally, or indeed, unintelligibly. In addition, the puns will be fully intended. 😉

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Ah....I thought it was a misspelling. Duh!!

02Nomad Loc: Catonsville, MD

Just checked on Google, type in "Mensa Invitational". It lists a bunch, there's even listings for 2019!