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> > The Washington Post publishes a yearly contest in > > > which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for various words.
> > > > > > 1. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon. > > > > > > 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have >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.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in you nightie. > > > > > > 7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp. > > > > > > 8. Gargoyle (n.), an olive-flavored mouthwash. > > > > > > 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. > > > > > > 11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam. > > > > > > 12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a > > > proctologist immediately before he examines you. > > > > > > 13. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions. > > > > > > 14. Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts. > > > > > > 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), the belief that, when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there. > > > > > > 16. Pokemon (n), a Jamaican proctologist > > > > > >
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