Hi Def: Neologisms & New Meanings (2011)
linguistic project and poster series
Abacuss n. a frame with beads or balls sliding on wires, used for counting the occurrences of a cuss word.
Abolish n. a spherical object that resembles a ball, but can not be called so.
Abortion n. the area beneath the knee joint and above the hoof of a wild pig.
Abstain n. a spillage of some coloured substance from the mouth onto the stomach area.
Academia n. a light-colored nut only found growing on the premises of universities or colleges.
Airogant adj. having a tendency to hyperventilate when bragging about one’s self.
Cornucopia n. the intense feeling of satisfaction one experiences when eating corn products.
Deafecation n. the gradual process by which a person loses the ability to perceive sounds.
Dipping n. the act of using a residential driveway to change the direction of driving.
FM-eral adj. pertaining to an FM frequency. see FM
Fracenta n. a close friend who is excessively relied upon for financial and moral support.
Gonument n. an object left purposefully by one who has moved to a new location to provoke reminiscence.
Hairetic n. one who adorns a socially unacceptable hairstyle.
Importint n. a poorly executed automotive window tinting job.
Kedge n. a very heavy set of keys which add considerable weight to whatever they are placed into.
Lazation n. the tendency to wear sweatpants to any and all social functions in hopes that one can leave early.
Meateor n. an airborne piece of raw or cooked meat.
Mute Meal n. an eating engagement involving complete silence and passive aggression.
Ostracize v. to walk or jog without moving the upper limbs.
Outskirts n. skirts that are not currently in style.
Pearl n. a small, irritating, and often dense object stuck inside a shoe.
Permafrost n. residual blonde dye left from a previous haircut.
Poppycockiness n. a particular arrogance displayed by overzealous war veterans.
Retale n. a story told many times without change.
Sandbar n. a shallow person among deep thinkers.
Scarebro n. a muscular man who serves to intimidate without expending any energy.
Spaze v. to converse with one’s foot propped on an elevated surface such as a chair, ledge, or stair.
Trampshade n. an excessively short, tapered skirt that resembles a lampshade when worn.
Truncate v. to distort music by playing it through a car subwoofer.
Tundric adj. characterized by sparse verbal substance and vast expanses of redundant complaints.
