- AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks'trus) adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the
bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
- 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.
- DISCONFECT (dis kon fect') v.
To sterilize the piece of candy you
dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow "remove"
all the germs.
- ELBONICS (el bon'iks) n.
the actions of two people maneuvering for one
armrest in a theater.
- 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.
- 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.
- PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n
. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole
purpose seems to be walking around asking dinners if they want ground pepper.
- PHONESIA (fo nee'zhuh) n.
The affliction of dialing a phone number and
forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
- PUPKUS (pup'kus) n.
The moist residue left on a window after a dog
presses its nose to it.
- 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.