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The Washington Post's Style Invitational also asked readers to take any word from the
dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new
definition. Here are this year's winners:
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1. Bozone (n): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from
penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the
near future.
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2. Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
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3. Cashtration (n): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially
impotent for an indefinite period.
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4. Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
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5. Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't
get it.
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6. Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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7. Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness
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8. Osteopornosis (n): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit).
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9. Karmageddon (n): its like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes,
right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
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10. Decafalon (n): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things
that are good for you.
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11. Glibido (v): All talk and no action.
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12. Dopeler effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at
you rapidly.
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13. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked
through a spider web.
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14. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in
the morning and cannot be cast out.
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15. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half