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Alternate Verbiage
THE WASHINGTON POST HAS PUBLISHED THE WINNING SUBMISSIONS TO ITS YEARLY CONTEST, IN WHICH READERS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY ALTERNATE MEANINGS FOR COMMON WORDS. AND THE WINNERS ARE:
1. coffee , n. the person upon whom one coughs. 2. flabbergasted , adj. appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained. 3. abdicate , v. to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. 4. esplanade , v. to attempt an explanation while drunk. 5. willy-nilly , adj. impotent. 6. negligent , adj. absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown. 7. lymph , v. to walk with a lisp. 8. gargoyle , n. olive-flavored mouthwash. 9. flatulence , n. emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller. 10. balderdash , n. a rapidly receding hairline. 11. testicle , n. a humorous question on an exam. 12. rectitude , n. the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists. 13. pokemon , n. a Rastafarian proctologist. 14. oyster , n. a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism , n. the belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there. 16. circumvent , n. an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men. |
Sir, I thank you for your mighty fine post.
Frickin' great. |
Hehehehe. Highly enjoyable list you have there.
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Like puns, but in reverse.
I don't know why I had to laugh particularly at 5, 9 14 and 16. |
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