What's the good word?

A word is a word is a word...
but what if the word isn't a word?

Stumbled upon this great article some time back which takes a long hard look at words which should have existed, but don't. Sometimes referred to as Sniglets and sometimes as urban slangs, here are a few gems...

anecdultery : the moment you r halfway through telling someone a story -acting in the know and exxagerating like crazy-when you realize it was their story in the first place

boastbuster : a person who, when asked to guess how cheaply something or the size of your payrise at work, always picks up a figure so extreme that your story falls flat

buckstop : the space left between the person using an ATM and the person in the queue behind

hope couture : the item of clothing you keep for years in the vain hope that you might fit back into it someday

knack-knicker : someone who cant leave a hotel room without taking every tea bag, sugar sachet, complimentary shampoo etc.

edgehog : a person who hogs the aisle seat so you have to climb over them to get to a vacant stop

eyesberg : the icy look a teenager gives to his mother when he wants her to stop talking to her girlfriend

flaparazzi : someone who is always in the back-ground of a live news report, waving stupidly at the camera

tearerist : a person in the cinema who seems to take ages to unwrap their lollies or open their chips, then eats them one by one, oblivious to the noise

lovestuck : the moment on a first date when both people want to make a move but are scared of getting a knockback, and as a result nothing happens

cosmetic perjury : the tactful response required when you meet an acquaintance who have proudly changed his/her hair, face or body in a failed attempt to improve appearance

piece de resistance : the last bit of food left on a plate because everyone wants to be polite

moanatone : the faltering voice tou use when you ring work to tell them you're sick

tortune : A catchy yet awful song that you just cant't get outta ur head, even after hearing it played just once

suffermore : A person who is always sicker than or worse off than you. if you say , you are a bit tired , thay are exhausted. If you are snowed under, they tell you to try with six kids

shinterjection : At a party or dinner , the sharp kick under the table you give to your partner to indicate that whatever it is they are saying, they must stop saying it right now.


No matter how fabulous your vocabulary is, guess there will always be something out there to surprise you...