FREN

Garoo


29 may 2005

Boing Boing:

Merriam-Webster has published a list of favorite non-words, w00t! is number three. w00t!

1. ginormous (adj): bigger than gigantic and bigger than enormous

2. confuzzled (adj): confused and puzzled at the same time

3. woot (interj): an exclamation of joy or excitement

4. chillax (v): chill out/relax, hang out with friends

5. cognitive displaysia (n): the feeling you have before you even leave the house that you are going to forget something and not remember it until you’re on the highway

6. gription (n): the purchase gained by friction: “My car needs new tires because the old ones have lost their gription.”

7. phonecrastinate (v): to put off answering the phone until caller ID displays the incoming name and number

8. slickery (adj): having a surface that is wet and icy

9. snirt (n): snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed

10. lingweenie (n): a person incapable of producing neologisms

I had seen “ginormous” around, understood the notion, and hadn’t realized it was a non-word.

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Xarro, 7 years ago:

hon! lingweenie! j'adore :)

Diabolito, 7 years ago:

Génial ! Maintenant j'ai un verbe pour me définir : to phonecrastinate. Reste plus qu'à trouver des traductions à tout ça ! :p

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