- aftermath, noun. The next class after algebra class.
- amirite, interjection. A question/comment used to invite agreement or to assert that one’s previous statement is correct.
- amscray, verb. To depart quickly while speaking Pig Latin.
- apologestics, noun. Of or relating to bodily movements, gestures, or gyrations used when making a systematic argumentation or discourse in defense of Christianity.
- bureaucracy, noun. Defense of the status quo long after the quo has lost its status. (Laurence J. Peter)
- children, noun. Those who identify as being in a group whose age assigned at birth is zero.
- Conservative, noun. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with other evils. (Ambrose Bierce)
- diet soda, noun. The drink you buy at a convenience store to go with two large Milky Way bars.
- disinformation, noun. Information I don’t like.
- fibula, noun. A small lie.
- fishing, noun. A Jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end.
- hair dresser, noun. A magician who creates a hair style that can never be duplicated.
- immediate, verb. To refrain from mediating.
- Liberal, noun. A statesman who is enamored with creating new evils, as distinguished from the Conservative who wishes to keep the existing evils. (via Ambrose Bierce)
- M.E.D.I.A., noun. Most Efficient Deceiver in America.
- Obsessive Objection Disorder, noun. tilting at windmills; finding imaginary enemies or complaints.
- oxymoron, noun. A person who is as dumb as an ox.
- Playdoh, name. A famous Greek philosopher who invented a famous pliable, putty-like children’s toy.
- politics, noun. ‘Poli’ a Latin word meaning ‘many’ and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures’. (Robin Williams)
- ramshackle, noun. Chains for a male sheep.
- sarchasm, noun. The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the reader who doesn’t get it.
- scholars hip, noun. A large callus caused by sitting for extended time reading research.
- sin, noun. A short word with a long sentence.
- too kooky, noun. In debate, a retort charging an adversary or his argument with being too crazy to acknowledge (Latin, tu quoque).
- Washingtonian gaffe, noun. Accidentally telling the truth.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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