>>>The Washington Post's "Style Invitational" 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 (1998): >>> >>>Foreploy: any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of >>>obtaining sex. >>> >>>Tatyr: a lecherous Mr. Potato Head. >>> >>>Doltergeist: a spirit that decides to haunt someplace stupid, >>>such as your septic tank. >>> >>>Sarchasm: the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the >>>recipient who doesn't get it. >>> >>>Contratemps: the resentment permanent workers feel toward the fill- >>>in workers. >>> >>>Reintarnation: coming back to life as a hillbilly. >>> >>>Taterfamilias: the head of the Potato Head family. >>> >>>Guillozine: a magazine for executioners. >>> >>>Burglesque: a poorly planned break-in. (See: Watergate) >>> >>>Osteopornosis: a degenerate disease. >>> >>>Giraffiti: vandalism spray-painted very, very high, such as the >>>famous "Surrender Dorothy" on the Beltway overpass. >>> >>>Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these >>>like a serious bummer >>> >>>Glibido: all talk and no action. >>> >>>Deifenestration: to throw all talk of God out the window. >>> >>>Dopeler effect: the tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when >>>they come at you rapidly. >>> >>>Intaxication: euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts >>>until you realize it was your money to start with. >>> >>>