The=
Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its =
yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings =
for common words. Dr. Mott added these winners for our readers to =
enjoy:
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. =
Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a =
nightgown.
6. =
Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.
7. =
Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.
8. =
Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run =
over by a steamroller.
9. =
Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.
10.=
Pokemon, n. A Rastafarian proctologist.
11.=
Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with =
Yiddishisms.
12.=
Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up =
onto the roof and gets stuck there.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"