Published: July 19, 2008 10:50 pm            

DODD: Dictionary according to Dodd

Edamame is a word that describes immature green soybeans, a pescatarian is a vegetarian who eats fish, dirty bombs are explosives that release radioactive materials and mondegreen are words that are mistaken for other words, often when people get the lyrics wrong in popular songs, (e.g. John Fogerty’s song, “There’s a bathroom on the right.” being sung instead of the correct words — “There’s a bad moon on the rise.”).

These examples are among a hundred new words that will be included in this year’s updated Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. That also means it’s time for a few of my own new words I would like to submit for inclusion in next year’s edition. My new word submissions are as follows with the new word and the proposed definition that follows:

• Politicighosts: People who were once important and powerful in politics and are no longer pertinent — for example some politicighosts could be George McGovern, Michael Dukakis, or John Perkins.

• Rawlatives: defines the people who always rub you the wrong way and you really wish you didn’t have to socialize with but they are related by blood or by marriage.

• Commongrator: A word for a television political commentator who grates on your nerves by always shouting with a guest.

• Viagravaters: Annoying and embarrassing erectile dysfunction commercials that are shown during family prime time viewing that result in way too premature family discussions with your six-year old.

• Mammoryglance: a word that describes the action of men never who can never look an attractive and well-endowed woman in the eyes during a conversation.

• Wippedlash: the injury that results from your girlfriend/wife (whom you thought didn’t see you) slapping you upside the head when you turned your head around to catch a glimpse of a sexy female that just passed by you in the mall.

• Vacatetion: A word to describe the first year that you graduate from school, get a real job and therefore will have no warm summer days off.

• Dejá view: this word describes the distinct feeling that comes with age and experience when you know that you have seen it all before.

• Limbough (pronounced limbo): this would be a slang word for just how low one can go in partisan political double talk.

• Obimbo: This is a word which adequately describes a giddy female Barack Obama supporter.

• Paulitician (named after former presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul): Describes a person who is still running for President of the United States and they are the only person who still knows it.

• Obeastity: This word visually describes the current day sedentary and grossly overweight dog or cat that gets as little exercise as its current day pet owner.

• Bind date: A compound word that defines the awkward situation that occurs when you are set up on a blind date and even though you are obligated to go through with it from the get go you knew you had no interest in being with them for the next two or three hours.

• Manapplause: This word describes how a man’s ego regularly has to be stroked and fed by the female in his life during a mid-life crisis.

• Dubya D: This compound word could be used to describe someone whose performance can best be described as having overall of acted like one big boob.

• Stupervision: This could be one of those corporate buzz words to describes the environment in an office when the workers feel they are smarter than their respective bosses.

There are my suggestions and always remember to choose your own words carefully.

Lindon Dodd is an Otisco resident who is a freelance writer and can be reached at lindon.dodd@hotmail.com.

        

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