Friday, 19 December 2008

Alternative meanings for common words


COFFEE (n) The person upon whom one coughs.

FLABBERGASTED (adj) Appalled over how much weight you have gained.

ABDICATE (v) To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

ESPLANADE (v) To attempt an explanation while drunk.

NEGLIGENT (adj) Describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.

LYMPH (v) Walk with a lisp.

GARGOYLE (n) Olive-flavoured mouthwash.

FLATULENCE (n) Emergency vehicle that picks you up after you’re run over by a steamroller.

BALDERDASH (n) A rapidly receding hairline.

TESTICLE (n) A humorous question in an exam.

RECTITUDE (n) The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.