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The Washington Post publishes a yearly contest in which readers are asked to invent alternate meanings for various words.
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6 s, Z. _, k {& H L3 b' ]1. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon. 0 u U( v. h, R% j; j
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2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have . ) }# G* U' z$ |, S: w9 a
Q6 ?( q. {* Z6 [% A3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. / `1 H, M5 @3 ?
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4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk. 0 T7 ?9 g- g: p/ P
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5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent . x0 @& ^( \& Z0 D% B p
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6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie.
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7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp. - e' }1 Z" c& @4 |( t/ ^
( e# `+ Q' I R: c3 ^9 L8. Gargoyle (n.), an olive-flavoured mouthwash.
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6 J, A( A% \3 v9 U/ P) ?' M9. Flatulence (n.) the emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
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# \0 Z- u# C: m5 N9 x, c10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. 8 R" H4 u* g) L) G3 o" b2 S
* J& L$ U) N4 I( @1 _11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
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" ?7 e& h3 H7 r, e! c12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanour assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you. * f$ T" u# z, x: q
8 }" O) d4 B/ V13. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions. 4 Q" A8 }: z3 @" s3 G. v
2 z, s4 J: ? m: z; ?$ k0 V, |: R14. Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts. 1 Z& a& s z- w+ H/ p9 w2 t
5 ]! B/ m. X+ G) V5 r; M15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there. 3 H. _0 e0 X- V- G X8 O7 L; w
& ?; I! H& q, S- [6 ^$ ]16. Pokemon (n.), A Jamaican proctologist. |
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