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argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. a discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet.
airhead (er*hed) n. what a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.
bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n. you bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but he "made the dinner."
blonde jokes (blond joks) n. jokes that are short so men can understand them.
cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n. gotta get married in a church.
clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n. an appliance designed to eat socks.
diet soda (dy*it so*da) n. a drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of peanut m&ms.
eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n. the last two minutes of a football game.
exercise (ex*er*siz) v. to walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.
grocery list (grow*ser*ee list) n. what you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the store.
hair dresser (hare dres*er) n. someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to duplicate again. see "magician."
hardware store (hard*war stor) n. similar to a black hole in space-if he goes in, he isn't coming out anytime soon.
childbirth (child*brth) n. you get to go through 36 hours of contractions; he gets to hold your hand and say "focus,...breath...push..."
lipstick (lip*stik) n. on your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. on his collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!
park (park) v./n. before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." after children, a noun meaning a place with a swing set and slide.
patience (pa*shens) n. the most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. see also "tranquilizers."
waterproof mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n. comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try to remove it.
valentine's day (val*en*tinez dae) n. a day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card
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"i'm going fishing" means: "i'm going to drink myself dangerously
stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish
swim by in complete safety."
"it's a guy thing" means: "there is no rational thought pattern
connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."mo<
"can i help with dinner?" means: "why isn't dinner already on the table?"
"uh huh," "sure, honey," or "yes, dear..." means: absolutely nothing.
it's a conditioned response.
"it would take too long to explain" means: "i have no idea how it works."
"i was listening to you. it's just that i have things on my mind."
means: "i was wondering if that redhead over there is wearing a bra."
"take a break honey, you are working too hard." means: "i can't hear
the game over the vacuum cleaner."
"that's interesting, dear." means: "are you still talking?"
"you know how bad my memory is." means: "i remember the theme song to
'f troop', the address of the first girl i ever kissed, and the
vehicle identification numbers of every car i've ever owned, but i
forgot your birthday."
"i was just thinking about you, and got you these roses." means: "the
girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."
"oh, don't fuss, i just cut myself, it's no big deal." means: "i have
actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before i admit that i
am hurt."
"hey, i've got my reasons for what i'm doing." means: "and i sure hope
i think of some pretty good reasons soon."
"i can't find it." means: "it didn't fall into my outstretched hands,
so i'm completely clueless."
"what did i do this time?" means: "what did you catch me at?"
"i heard you." means: "i haven't the foggiest clue what you just said,
and am hoping desperately that i can fake it well enough so that you
don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."
"you know i could never love anyone else" means: "i am used to the way
you yell at me, and realize it could be worse."
"you look terrific." means: ""please don't try on one more outfit, i'm
starving."
"i'm not lost. i know exactly where we are." means: "no one will ever
see us alive again."
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go ahead, treat yourself. check out the latest "chick flick," get a "bikini wax" or enjoy an ice cream -- but be careful about "brain freeze."
if any of that isn't clear, it might be wise to consult the latest edition of merriam-webster's collegiate dictionary, which formally defines words that have taken root in american conversation.
those terms are joined by 15 other new entries that make up the 1,664 pages of the newly published book. so if you're not interested in movies meant to appeal to women, discreet hair removal procedures or running the risk of a sudden shooting pain in the head caused by very cold food, maybe there's another endeavor to catch your fancy.
try "steganography," the "art or practice of concealing a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file." that may not be the latest craze, but it's an activity that caught the attention of merriam-webster's lexicographers.
"we have editors who spend a part of each day reading magazines and newspapers, looking for evidence of how words are being more commonly used," said john morse, merriam-webster's president and publisher. "we're looking for words that show up in the contexts that the average adult might encounter."
the new words reflect changes and developments in american society. you could try your hand at being a "cybrarian" (a person who finds, collects, and manages information available on the internet,) or as a "hospitalist" ("a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients of other physicians in order to minimize the number of hospital visits by other physicians.")
the springfield-based dictionary publisher has an ongoing list of about 17 million entries it monitors. every year, a few of them make it into print, followed by a succinct definition.
it takes about 10 years for a promising word to get into the dictionary from the time it first gets noticed. but some have a speedy rise to merriam-webster legitimacy, depending on the urgency of their meaning and impact
among this year's fastest climbers is "sars," the acronym for the severe acute respiratory syndrome that began making headlines just two years ago with an outbreak in asia.
"that was enough of a public health concern to get it in the dictionary right away," morse said. "now, one of two things could happen. either we'll never hear about sars again, and if so, i've wasted three lines of type in the dictionary. or it will come back, and everyone will go to the dictionary in a time of need to see how sars is defined."
the dictionary is going to hell these days...
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words for next year's dictionary
af·ghan·i·stan af-gyan-is-tan noun.
a landlocked country of southwest-central asia. since ancient times the region has been crisscrossed by invaders, including persians, macedonians, arabs, turks, and mongols. afghan tribes united in the 18th century under a single leadership, but a fully independent state did not emerge until 1919. kabul is the capital and the largest city. population: 0. major feature; only country on earth, without electricity, whose glow can be seen from the moon. {see; bin laden}
ar·a·bic a-rah-bic adj.
of or relating to arabia, the arabs, their language, or their culture. n. (dead language) a semitic language consisting of numerous dialects that was the principal language of arabia, jordan, syria, iraq, lebanon, egypt, and parts of northern africa. fell out of usage after september 2001. being replaced by hebrew and english. (see bin laden, u.s. marine corps, shiite)
bin' lad·en bin law-din
a past tense of lade { v. intr.to ladle a liquid. }
introduced into us southern slang, as in "bin' fish'in", and "bin' hunt'in"; to squash something so completely that only an oily stain remains.
usage: "that poor critter sure got bin laden by those trucks as it tried to cross the interstate." brought into common usage by the returning elements of the us marine corps. {see; shiite, trident mark 47 thermonuclear warhead, irate, afghanistan)
ji·had also je·had gee-hawd noun
a muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels. origin: most likely came into language, through repetition of usage, as a corruption of the english slang term
yea-ha yee-ha
{ yea (y) n. { ha1 also hah (hä) interj. used to express surprise, wonder, triumph, puzzlement, or pique. an affirmative statement or vote} and as overheard used by numerous american fighter bomber pilots and tank crews, or as a crossover term when real-life mimics art and the movies, sic. as uttered by slim pickens, in the final scenes of doctor strangelove.
hi·jab hi-jab noun.
the headscarf worn by muslim women, sometimes including a veil that covers the face except for the eyes. mainly used today to mask the morning of the loss of fathers, brothers, husbands and children, and to hide flash and radiation burns, or to act a a filter for low levels of fallout.
ir·ate eye-rate noun.
the new country formed out of 95% of the land mass of iran and iraq. the remaining 5% can be found settling as a fine white ash downwind over the himalayan mountain range. (see; u.s. marine corps, trident mark 47 thermonuclear warhead, shiite, bin laden, yea-ha)
shi·ite also shi·‘ite shee-ite noun.
a member of the extinct branch of islam that regarded ali and his descendants as the legitimate successors to mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.
adj. associative name; a mispronouncing of a southern version of an american expletive { shit (shit) vulgar slang interj. used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure}, often spoken as the last word of members of this extinct sect as they saw the trident mark 47 warhead re-entry contrails overhead. origin: lost in the past. {see; bin laden, yea-ha}
