Washington Post's Style Invitational

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Washington Post's Style Invitational


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: 

Reintarnation: 
Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 

Foreploy: 
Any misrepresentation about yourself 
for the purpose of obtaining sex. 

Giraffiti: 
Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. 

Tatyr: 
A lecherous Mr. Potato Head. 

Sarchasm: 
The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit 
and the recipient who doesn't get it. 

Inoculatte: 
To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. 

Hipatitis: 
Terminal coolness. 

Osteopornosis: 
A degenerate disease. 

Burglesque: 
A poorly planned break-in. 
(See: Watergate) 

Karmageddon: 
It's like, when everybody is sending off all 
these really bad vibes, right? 
And then, like, the Earth explodes 
and it's like a serious bummer. 

Glibido: 
All talk and no action. 

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.


Archive of past invitationals

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