10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should

August 23, 2007 / by elfie33

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.


 

24 comments on 10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should

  • southwesterngrad said 1 years ago
    Ah, yes! I could use every single one of these in my vocabulary! [WINK][ROLLEYES][TONGUE][SMILE]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    Same here...[LOL][LOL][LOL]
  • jondude said 1 years ago
    These are great! I love the peppier! "Excusemwah! Could you please send over the Peppyyay? My salad needs a lift." And pupkus is good. For cats it should be Catkus. Anyway, it's all Ka-ka.
    [LOL][HEART]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    I think the first one was my fave...[LOL][LOL][LOL]
  • KDawg said 1 years ago
    these are GREAT!
    I especially relate to:
    8. PHONESIA
    (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
    [LOL][LOL][LOL]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    I have that one all the time...one time I called some friends or rather thought I called a couple I know in Dallas...It wasn't them it was friends in Maine...and it took me about 30 minutes to figure it out...I was soooo embarrassed...[LOL][LOL][BLUSH]
  • GilligansIsland said 1 years ago
    Phonesia... get it almost daily! [LOL]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    Same here...see my comment to kdawg...[BLUSH][LOL][LOL]
  • 13BabyLoveCraft13 said 1 years ago
    Oh, so that's what it's called...Pupkus! I've always called it "Nose Juice"! [THUMBUP][HEART][LOL][LOL]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    Nose Juice..*ROFL* [LOL][LOL][SMILE]
  • nascargranny said 1 years ago
    Pupkus...so that's what on the front door...alot of useful words on the list!! thanks[THUMBUP]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    Your very welcome..[LOL][LOL][SMILE][HEART]
  • greatmartin said 1 years ago
    I was a Peppier for years--and if I didn't like you I made sure some up your nose!!![THUMBUP]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    [LOL][LOL][LOL][LOL][LOL][HEART]
  • energizebunny said 1 years ago
    TELECRASTINATION ..... Guilty as charged[BLUSH][WINK][LOL][LOL][LOL]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    [LOL][LOL][LOL][LOL][SMILE][WINK]
  • WalkingWithGrace said 1 years ago
    [SMILE]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    [HEART]
  • skyeblue said 1 years ago
    Lactomangulation---guilty as charged--and telecrastination too!!
    These need to be added to the dictionary !! [LOL][LOL]
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    I think so too...they all make since to me..[LOL][LOL][SMILE]
  • troutbend said 1 years ago
    My husband is a telecrastinator, and after he lets the phone ring two or three times while he stares at it, he picks it up and doesn't say anything for a few seconds. It gets on my nerves.
  • elfie33 said 1 years ago
    Ken does that too...[LOL][LOL][LOL]
  • tammers said 1 years ago
    i'm a telecrastinator only because i have to look at the caller id before i answer.....what would you call the person in an italian restaurant who walks around with a block of parmesan cheese asking if you want fresh grated parmesan cheese?[LOL]
  • troutbend said 1 years ago
    Cheeseinator

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