The "Washington Post Mensa Invitational"
This doesn't actually exist, but the Washington post Style Invitational does and is going strong. Many years ago they had a contest where they asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. That was back in 1998. Somehow it got corrupted to be the Mensa invitational and words like these crop up all over the internet.- intaxication - Euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. (Greg Oetjen, Lorton)
- eunouch - The pain of castration. (Jonathan Paul, Garrett park)
- hindkerchief - Really expensive toilet paper; toilet paper at Buckingham Palace. (Dave Zarrow, Herndon)
- deifenestration - To throw all talk of God out the window. (Paul Kondis, Alexandria)
This page has a list of all the words
So can you think of any new ones? Emails to mensanblogger@gmail.com and I'll publish them.
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