10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should
1.
AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathroom faucet 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 candy 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
(airplane).
5.
FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris
that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keep
backing a person across the room until he finally decides
to give up and sweep it under the rug.
6.
LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man guy 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 (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.
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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.
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