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Alternate Reality – Old Words with New Meanings

From the Washington Post comes a collection of great new meanings to some familiar words (neologisms) posted by some of its readers:

1. Coffee (n.) – the person upon whom one coughs
2. Flabbergasted (adj.) – being appalled over how much weight you have gained
3. Abdicate (v.) – to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach
4. Esplanade (v.) – to attempt an explanation while drunk
5. Willy-nilly (adj.) – impotent
6. Negligent (adj.) – a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown
7. Gargoyle (n.) – olive-flavoured mouthwash
8. Flatulence (n.) – emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller
9. Pokémon (n) – a Rastafarian proctologist
10. Circumvent (n.) – an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men

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