Nifty Neologisms
THE SERIOUS PART
According to formal sources, neologisms are newly coined terms, words, or phrases, that may be commonly used in everyday life but have yet to be formally accepted as constituting mainstream language.
THE MUCH LESS SERIOUS PART
To me, neologisms are simply novel words that are often humorous and usually spot on in its description. For a short trip down neology lane, I list a couple. All are from the net, with one or two (or three) of my own attempts.
Coffee - The person upon whom one coughs.
Lymph - To walk with a lisp.
Rectitude - The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
Pokemon - A Rastafarian proctologist.
Dopeler Effect - The tendency of ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Balderdash - A rapidly receding hairline.
Wannabee - The urge to post or comment on beBee.
Flabbergasted - Appalled over how much weight you have gained.
Esplanade - To attempt an explanation while drunk.
Eruditz - A professor who can’t figure out how to work the copying machine.
Caterpallor - The color you turn after finding it in the fruit you're eating.
Tweet Cred - Your social standing on Twitter.
404 – Someone who is clueless (from the web error message 404 not found).
Snorfling - When a waiter asks you if there’s anything else while your mouth is full.
Bumblebee - That feeling when one can’t articulate a beBee post or comment well.
Intaxication - The euphoria of getting a tax refund, until you realize it always was your money.
Sarchasm - The gulf between sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Perserveerance - Procrastinating by rather performing other tasks.
Figital – Excessively checking your devices.
Roogle - To regret an internet search.
Awkword - A word that is difficult to pronounce.
Beeping - the beBee version of Tweeting.
Postenesia - When you publish a post and completely forget why you posted it.
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Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #20
Ian Weinberg In Afrikaans we have a saying that the Latin for "bakgat" would be "rectum perfectum". Dankie Ian!
Ian Weinberg
5 years ago #19
Lisa Vanderburg
5 years ago #18
hey Gert Scholtz...least I can do on a mission of redemption! :) Yours are priceless!!
Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #17
Lisa Vanderburg "To Bee or not Tubby" - good one Lisa! Thanks for three comments and for sharing.
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5 years ago #16
Jerry Fletcher
5 years ago #15
If so, I'll practice perseverance.
Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #14
Ken Boddie On the plus side, the magician does divide it well to get squarely to the root of the equation :) Thanks Ken!
Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #13
CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit I think that was the first time I have seen a reply from you with two exclamation marks :) Hope The Toastmasters also get funboned, and not the Funmasters get toastboned.
Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #12
Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador Thanks for figitalling this one to a share.
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Bill King Enrollphobia? Would that not be a fear of putting things to paper ?:)
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5 years ago #10
Claire L Cardwell Wannabee, Bumblebee, Beeping - any one will do when from you!
Gert Scholtz
5 years ago #9
Jerry Fletcher Well I sincerely hope the Proctologist is not an Eruditz!
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