Wednesday 5 January 2011

Illicitation

n. Covert greeting; secret congratulations; forbidden good wishes.
'With a wink he sent her his illicitation, and hoped she would respond.'
'The disgraced head of department received many illiciations for his future.'

Victriol

n. Nasty winning; success with an unpleasant attitude.
'Whilst many recognised the achievement, his victriol was not applauded.'

Victriolic adj. pertaining to victriol.
'Her victriolic performance overshadowed the prize giving.'

Guiropractor

n. One who offers pain relief using latin percussion.

Molassitude

n. A sticky/sweet resignation.
'She eyed the pile of pancakes with a certain molassitude.'

Nostalgum

n. A fondly remembered thing.
'The sound of the last bell was the only nostalgum from her school days.'

Bodgelism

n. A serious paralytic illness caused by poorly executed repairs.
'His only achievement with the shelves was a mild case of bodgelism.'

Thursday 4 November 2010

Posteritise

vt. To mark or keep something for the long-term future.
'Her visionary essays were posteritised in a three volume, leather bound set.'

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Epiffley

n. The sudden realisation that something is nonsense.
'His face turned to one of dismay with an epiffley about the nature of the Daylight Saving Time debate.'

Epifflous adj. Pertaining to an epiffley.
'Her lecture on comestible-semiotica proved epifflous for most of the attendees.'

Thursday 28 October 2010

Minguistics

n. (Scientific Discipline) The study of unpleasant smells.

Friday 24 September 2010

Bonhemian

1. n. A good natured artist.
'Despite a rude appearance, he was quite a bonhemian.'

2. adj. Pertaining to good natured artistry.
'Her bonhemian attitude won her many accolades.'

ant. Malhemian

Malhemian

1. n. An artist of poor temperament.
'Despite her elegant appearance, she was quite the malhemian.'

2. adj. Pertaining to mean spirited or huffluent artistry.
'His malhemian attitude won him no praise.'

ant. Bonhemian

Friday 2 April 2010

Burnt Umbrage

n. (Colour) The warm hue of gloomy dissatisfaction.

Nostrill

n. Decorative breathing apparatus.

Friday 26 February 2010

Rumourtism

n. A pain caused by gossip; An aching derived from talking about possibilities.

Thursday 25 February 2010

Boatorious

adj. (of aquatic vessels) well known, famous.
'The boatorious QE2 set out of the harbour.'

Boatoriety n. A well known aquatic vessel; can have a negative connotation.
'Their trawler had gained a certain boatoriety around the dock.'