Wordplays

As a compulsive liar, and a man who loves a challenge, I decided to pick up a gauntlet (small, pale person. Stop! We haven't started yet) thrown down by a man who's name is synonormous (really big boo-boo. Enough!) with the Celtic word for a rocky peak (Sylvester Stallone actually wins a fight...). The object of the exercise is to play with words in order to come up with a clever meaning. However, as the sort of boy who, when confronted by a dictionary, used to look up 'clitoris' and giggle to himself...., well anyway, you get the picture. Maybe I should be sent to a Puerisle....... Cormorunt ... more

This challenge was set by the Master of Ciao alias Torr. It is a play on words which originates from an idea in the Washington Post. You are allowed to add, subtract or change one letter of a normal word; here are a few of the examples from the WP. ★ Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. ★ Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. ★ Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. ★ Decafalon: The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that ... more

Please take the time to read torr's review where you can find out the origins of this little word-play challenge and discover some very good examples. If you wish to do this, than all you need to do is take one word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. There you are then, brain cells at the ready....................... The first couple are inspired by my three year old son. His cute ways of getting words slightly wrong are helping me here! ~ Dinosnaur: A state of sleep so deep that you end up becoming extinct. ~ Plumpkin: A ... more

The trouble with email is that you never know what's in it till you've opened it, and sometimes not even then. But if you don't open it, you'll never know what you're missing, and occasionally it's a treat. So I took a chance with one from a source I didn't really recognise, but which sounded promising, and found the following circular: "The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again 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 some recent winners in the competition it runs among ... more

Those of you who have read Torr's recent review will know the form; the original idea came from an email attachment, the gist of which I repeat here along with some of the further examples listed in the attachment. "The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again 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 some examples of this year's winners : - Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these ... more