Redefinitions, Part I

As an adjunct to its annual Neologism Contest, The Washington Post also asks readers to select any word from a dictionary, change it by adding, subtracting, or altering just one letter, and provide a new definition.

Here are some of the winners:

·         Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

·         Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

·         Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

·         Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

·         Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

·         Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

·         Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness.

·         Osteopornosis (n): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

Just my kind of contest!