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New Words

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New Words from the Washington Post's Style Invitational. Readers take a word and change it by a letter to create a new definition:

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Intaxication: Euphoria at a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid. Giraffiti: Vandalism painted very, very high. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when running late. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. Glibido: All talk and no action. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ass.

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