Some years back, the Washington Post ran a word game where readers took a word and changed it to make a new word, complete with new definition. Some of the winners from the original list were
- Reintarnation – coming back to life as a hillbilly.
- Sarchasm: the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn't get it.
- Doltergeist: a spirit that decides to haunt someplace stupid, such as your septic tank.
More winning clever-clogs are here - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...nvit980802.htm
The rules are simple:
- You can only make one change to the original word by adding, changing or deleting a single letter
- The new word must have a sensible meaning.
So, to get the ball rolling...
- Delanky – a tall, thin type of executive whose management style is loved by some, loathed by others.
- Lobying – getting the ear of a county councillor to secure political favours.
- Footbalk – when you refuse to believe that your team has conceded a fifth goal.
- Exsample – when you sleep with your ex, to see if your new squeeze is better or worse than him/her.
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- E Tattsyrup.
Moes - where you for a pint of Duff when you've been sacked from a job you were never up to but nevertheless get a multi-million pound pay off.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Cheers EG, good idea.
Some humble contributions (am actually secretly inordinatedly chuffed with one of these):
- Refereek - an official that riles you to the point of petulance.
- Looche - Descriptive of someone who can retain their raffish, roguish charm, even when on the toilet.
- Slaundry - collective term for those items of clothing (usually single socks) that go into the dryer one day, and are never seen again.
- Radiob - Ivan Yates.
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Brilliant - love refereek!
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- E Tattsyrup.
Britch---- A mouthy drunk teenage girl on The Tube giving out yards to everybody.
So, go on, Stann, which one are you proudest of? Took me a few moments to get the bilingual twist in slaundry.
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- E Tattsyrup.
I'd wager Slaundry. That's my favourite.
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Tossler - dislikeable German midfielder.
Like slaundry now too, but at the time radiob made me chuckle, though I do rather like the breakfast NT show. Maybe it was too much coiffee*.
* Coiffee - one of those overly-fancified beverages with a styling that would put Dusty Springfield to shame.
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Seepy- being so tired it feel like your brain is dripping out your ears. I'm currently wading through those muddy waters now.
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Was feeling very seepy, so I had a coiffee, and these came to mind...
Dopinion - the ill-thought out and badly expressed views of an idiot
Abscurity - when you can't see a six-pack in the mirror
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- E Tattsyrup.
Liking this.
On this particular one
There was something similar on bbc radio 4, which spawned a book, the difference being removing one letter froma word or phrase - hence the title of the book - A Brief History of Tim
Back on topic
Sheepslagger - unhappy Finn Harps fan
Sourinho: Manager who takes defeat badly.
...Schwanholz, Herisau: a little bit of heaven...
Waniker - when someone refers to "that w@nker", "that pr*ck" etc everyone immediately knows who is being talked about.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Dualogues - when spinning yarns two at a time.
Piles - a right pain in the ars'
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Blandishes - When an away fan whips out a new flag or banner on match day and it just isn't to your taste
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Brayzenly - the optimum way of bringing the League of Ireland into disrepute.
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- E Tattsyrup.
Some good ones at this link - 'askhole' had me snorting out loud! - even though some have more than a single letter change.
http://www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...s-portmanteus/
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- E Tattsyrup.
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