"Words that should be in dictionaries, but aren't." The definition of sniglets according to Rich Hall, the man who coined the word in 1986. Some examples below.
Antalixic (ant-uh-licks-ik) adj. Someone who always passes over the licorice jellybeans.
Aquadextrous (ak-wa-deks-trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.
Carperpetuation (kar-pur-pet-you-ay-shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
Disconfect (dis-kon-fekt) v. To sterilize the piece of confection (lolly) you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow 'remove' all the germs.
Elbonics (el-bon-iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
Frust (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
Lactomangulation (lak-to-man-gyu-lay-shun) n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the 'illegal' side.
Peppier (pep-yay) n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want fresh ground pepper.
Phonesia (fo-knee-zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
Pupkus (pup-kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
Sloovers (slew-vuhrz) n. pl. Remnants of soap too small to use, but too big to throw away."
Telecrastination (tel-e-kras-tuh-nay-shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.
All sniglets by Rich Hall on alphaDictionary.


Adam Dawson said...
Ha, ha, ha! Why don't we use words like that more often?
March 17, 2007 at 10:20 AM
Heather said...
Very well then, I'm a teleprocrastinating, aquadextrous antalixic.
March 17, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
Nice words, we should incorporate them into our speech. Might make us seem more refined, actually maybe not. Anyway, where did you find them? You didn't make them up, did you?
March 18, 2007 at 7:33 PM
IC said...
Haha you're anti licorice i love to be there when you do hand them over.
Well im definitely a teleprocrastinator and have been afflicted with phonesia several times and that ain't to my liking.
Julian you not very observant
"The definition of sniglets according to Rich Hall, the man who coined the word in 1986. Some examples below."
March 18, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Heather said...
Lots of people have made up sniglets, but all these ones happen to made up by Rich Hall, which you would have found out if you bothered to reaad the small print at the bottom of the post.
March 19, 2007 at 11:02 AM