Wednesday, July 10, 2013

More Essential Words You've Never Heard Before

According to the Oxford Dictionary, there are approximately 171,476 words in the English language, plus 5, as noted by this post. So, why is it there are so many persons, places, things and ideas that have not been assigned an official word? For example. The space inside the handle of a coffee cup. Wordless.

Move over, Webster, because creating combinations of consonants and vowels is my 7th favorite hobby. And, thanks to my helpful sidekick/sister, a new wave of vernacular is about to invade your vocabulary.

wat [wat] (coined by Marissa B.)
noun
-A cat that resembles a whale
The wat buried its head in its food after pancaking the small child. 
coffeeDHD [also known as Coffee Dependence Hyperactivity Disorder]
noun
-The state of hyperactivity brought about by continual caffeine intake via coffee
"My coffeeDHD is flaring up again," she said as she yelled as she pretended the bed was a trampoline.
gnarsty [nar-stee]
adjective
-The combination of gnarly and nasty used to describe the highest level of grossness on earth as we know it
The smell of sweat mixed with fart mixed with taco meat is straight up gnarsty. 

logoxuria [low-go-zur-ee-ah]
noun
-The feeling of a mixture of awe and envy felt when reading a passage you wish you wrote.
Logoxuria washed over me as I marveled at the words on the page.
chog [chog] (coined by Marissa B.)
noun
1. A dog that is treated as a child.
2. A child that acts like a dog.
The chog enjoyed sticking her face out the car window and barking at unassuming pedestrians (based on a true story)
Have a wonderfully worded Wednesday!

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