PART
THREE
SARCASTROPHE
= n. When you attempt to employ humorous sarcasm but fail
miserably, the resultant embarrassing or catastrophic
situation is a "sarcastrophe"... [made from
"sarcasm" and "catastrophe".] So
you want to know why he is not missed in our social
gatherings! Well, let me tell you: That's because he is
always an impeccable master of sarcastrophies anywhere he
goes...
SHOPGRIFTING
= v. A "clever" and totally shameless act of purchasing
something and then returning it within the legal 30 days
limit for a full refund, meaning you've "rented it
for free"... [Compound of shop + grift "to
swindle".] Something
ought to be done to stop these shameless people who've
made a habit of shopgrifting...
SNAIL
MAIL = n. A new name for the old system of
mail delivery in which letters, documents, and packages
are physically transported from one location to another,
in contrast to electronic mail [compound from "snail"
and "mail", a rhyming pair suitable also
semantically.] More
and more companies and are looking to e-mail as a good
alternative to the traditional means of sending
information and documents, i.e. to snail mail."
SPAM
=
v. The unsolicited act of sending multiple copies of a
advertising or marketing messages. to several
e-mail accounts. n. A message so sent... [The word
represents an extension of its original meaning,
"processed meat".] It's
very difficult to understand spammers; they must know that
everyone hates receiving spam-mail...
STALKERAZZI
= n. A word used for the kind of tabloid journalist who pursues
celebrities night and day, dogging their every move. [The
word is singular in English (pl. stalkerazzis) though its
plural ending in Italian. It is a blend of "stalker" and
"paparazzi", the latter itself meaning "tabloid
journalists", so named after a character in a Fellini
movie.] He
was hanging about with a pair
of stalkerazzis who work for some popular tabloids.
TROLL
= n. A person who sends messages to a newsgroups to
incite emotions and cause controversy. [This is a
metaphorical
extension of the word, originally meaning a supernatural creature (dwarf) that
lives in a cave.] Every
newsgroup has their own trolls...
VATOR
= n. Representing a clipping of the word
"elevator", this word is now used to mean
"any devise that is used for lifting", such as an ascending
platform or indeed an
elevator. Why
did you push the button marked "6" if you wanted
to get up to the seventh floor?
(Well, you can't expect me to concoct meaningful sample
sentences each and every time!).
WAC
= adj. This clipping of "wacky" is now used to
express a negative response that covers several meanings: unpleasant, undesirable; inappropriate,
incorrect, not the way something should be or expected
to be done, contrary to the social norm... Sometimes, also
spelled "wack". Oh,
last week's test was really wac!.. Her outfit
was totally wac!..
WORDROBE
= n. Cut and blended from "wardrobe" and
"word", this neologism means "a person's
vocabulary". I
can see that your friend has an extensive wordrobe...
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