Sunday, January 24, 2010

Voluntold

  • (v) the act of being informed that you are to perform a task someone else volunteered for (esp. a spouse).
    "My wife originally offered to give this talk but since she's on bed-rest she voluntold me to do it."
    (author unknown - contributed by Rexine Rowley) 

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Colognesphere

  • (n) The dome of fragrance that seems to surround someone who over-spritzes.
    (contributed by Chris Golden)

Dilt

  • (v) [dilt, dilting, dilted] The act of accidentally stabbing your spouse in the foot with your toenail whilst in bed.
    "Ouch! You just dilted me again. I wish you'd trim those toenails!"
  • (n) The mark left in your spouse's foot after accidentally dilting him/her.
    (contributed by Joy Sterrantino)

Panache Hole

Panache Hole: | pəˈnä sh, hōl | (n)
  1. a storage cellar for Vegas show costumes
  2. an unlikeable person with style and flamboyance
    "That guy's a real jerk. But you have to admit he does have style. What a panache hole!"

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Splozie (The Word and the Blog) Defined

Splozie [splō'zē]: (adj.)
  • (of entertainment, esp. film): characterized by pyrotechnics, fireballs, and explosions; never cerebral, substantive or gritty; generally with a 'pretty boy' in the lead role. "That Sahara movie with Matthew McConaughey was splozie!"
The Splozie Blog is a space dedicated to invented, portmanteau, and that-oughta-be-a-word! words.