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Tinsi
03-19-2007, 03:17 PM
I'm on the lookout for funny, made-up words which are built by making a spin on existing words. Like:

Satisfiction - Good book
Satisfriction - uhm - you figure it out :P

etc.
Hepl?

Thicket Tundrabog
03-19-2007, 04:00 PM
There's a classic word from the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. The word is galumphing which refers to someone galloping triumphantly.

Anka
03-19-2007, 07:09 PM
Hemispear - a haircut where you shave half your head?

Aidon
03-19-2007, 07:29 PM
Doesn't Oxford do a contest for this every year or somesuch?

Panamah
03-19-2007, 10:00 PM
Yeah, someone does a contest on this. Washington Post?

I remember "Bozone Layer" came from that.

Tinsi
03-20-2007, 04:13 AM
Hemispear - a haircut where you shave half your head?

Oh that's just fantastic! :)

More more!! And if someone finds a link to that contest, please post it.

Tudamorf
03-20-2007, 04:39 AM
Portmanteaux (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaux)?

B_Delacroix
03-20-2007, 08:01 AM
These are called sniglets (http://www.bertc.com/sniglets.htm).

Tinsi
03-20-2007, 09:18 AM
You guys rock :)

Panamah
03-20-2007, 04:47 PM
http://twilightcafe.blogs.com/twilightcafe/2006/08/washington_post.html

Tinsi
03-20-2007, 05:00 PM
In my search, I also came across this:
http://www.unwords.com/

So much fun! :)

MadroneDorf
03-20-2007, 06:00 PM
although not quite related, sometimes its fun to use old swear words/expressions that are grossly outdated.

I think it would be really fun if aidon adopted that practice for a few posts, instead of calling things bulls**t its "fiddlesticks!" and theres more that I cant think of atm