Welcome to our Wordplay website. Readers and visitors are welcome to submit words, which should make a one-letter change to a word of your choice, then define the new word in a witty or clever way. Entries noted [R] are non-compliant, but deemed clever enough to be included anyway. Cassandra Smith’s submission of “Sugarnuggets” is a complete departure from the rules, but such a clever word that we have decided to accept for a while words that cleverly step around the all-too-common use of swear-words and curses, provided they are cleverly defined.
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New Word Original Word Definition Contributor
JANUARY
Alligatory Alligator A cosmetic surgery where crocodiles go to have their snouts tapered and dark hides lightened. It costs an arm and allegory. Doug Langmead
Expletise Expletive Proficiency in the deployment of sugar-nuggets Doug Langmead
Peregrinurination [R] Peregrination Widdling while you walk Doug Langmead
Hurlough Furlough Pitcher throws strikes perfectly low Carole Marantz
Bauldron Cauldron Road race restricted to anyone with no hair Carole Marantz
Imprecaution Imprecation Judicious use of sugarnuggets Doug Langmead
Blastheme Blaspheme Sugarnuggets -
A new category for words that can be used to supplant swear-wordsDoug Langmead
E-pistle Epistle New Age brief Ruth Krause
Sugarnuggets [R] Any swear/ curse word I made up the word sugarnugget to replace the urge to swear. I created it in high school. I still use it to this day. It started in gym class.
I said it, I forget why, I think it was the tennis..
My opponent was like, “Why don’t you just say —?” and a younger baddie ( me ) said:
"Cuz I can"
And that was that.Cassandra Smith
Proutine Poutine The compulsion to order that single thing on the menu that guarantees digestive distress Roger Ward
Enddive Endive To avoid capture, Thelma and Louise decide to drop out of sight. Bob Forrest
Incardescent Incandescent Thelma and Louise drop a long way out of sight. Bob Forrest
Anectotal Anecdotal A story told so you’ll believe it has some greater meaning Steve Cozzetto
Condomnation Condemnation Country with a declining birth rate Steve Cozzetto
Magnanamous Magnanimous Generous grandmother Steve Cozzetto
Lendeavor Endeavor Borrowing money to pay for a vacation Steve Cozzetto
Jocurarity Jocularity When a normally serious person surprises you by saying something hilarious. Christopher Stetter
Algorethmic [R] Algorithm Step by step instructions on how to dance and keep the beat like a former U.S. Vice-president. Harry White
Poutlier Outlier Extreme negative response to one's Dystopian behavior, policies, rhetoric results in visible temper tantrums!!!! Carole Marantz
Reticulous Meticulous Rediculously Detail Oriented Christopher Stetter
Fistival Festival A bar fight Bob Forrest
Interchangetable Interchangeable Any horizontal surface that you can both eat off and change nappies on Doug Langmead
Immutiny Immunity An insurgency staged without any legal consequences Doug Langmead
Grabid Rabid Intense constant grifting of funds from naive donors Carole Marantz
Kinflint Skinflint Miserly stone-faced relatives Carole Marantz
Barticulate Articulate Threat to the right of free speech Carole Marantz
Scampil Scampi Ineffective illicit meds Carole Marantz
Apox Pox High jinx, the highest Doug Langmead
Morgasms Orgasms What hopefully happens Lou Giancarlo
Oxent Oxen A stressed, silly bull Doug Langmead
Scrambble Scrabble Lexulous for WPMI afficiandos Doug Langmead
Asstonishing Astonishing Beholding a perfect booty. Bob Forrest
Dysontery Dysentery Your expensive vacuum cleaner craps out on you. Bob Forrest
Initiagive Initiative Motivation to donate to charity Steve Cozzetto
Januwary January Worry that the coldest month won't be Decembrr Will Caplinger
Tyrantosaurus Tyrannosaurus A species of carnivorous dinosaur thought to be extinct; but a fossil was unearthed, restored, and revitalized using a secret formula containing witch hunt oil, flower of acrimony, and Attar of Rasputin. Will Caplinger
Luxurinate Luxuriate The delightful feeling one has when finally getting to relieve one’s self after a long wait in a restroom line Harry White
Nagivate [R] Navigate To be overly "helpful" to your driver Lou Giancarlo
Refereedum Referendum Discussion among game officials to decide on a call Steve Cozzetto
Contribe Contrite Jailhouse gang Steve Cozzetto
Screwn Screw Strewn with screws Doug Langmead
Flawman Lawman A policeman with a long arm Doug Langmead
Fews Few A short wick Doug Langmead
Passimistic Pessimistic A passive person too pessimistic to care Cecelia Vassar
Postmenoparsals Postmenopausals Mail carriers can't deliver heavy packages. Bob Forrest
Factured Fractured The broken feeling one feels when learning the latest news from around the world. Harry White
Meandher Meander (vb): Go for aimless stroll with wife
(n): Aimless stroll with wifeBen Brangwyn
Tootalitarianism Totalitarianism Demanding absolute authority to the point of absurdity John Frederickson
Wordinary Ordinary An un-witty or un-clever definition in WPMI. Bob Forrest
Gintrified Gentrified The state of having had too many martinis Harry White
Obescity Obesity A metropolitan area with a predominance of overweight citizens Harry White
Wreconnoiter Reconnoiter To explore a car junk yard looking for spare parts Harry White
Prudedendum Pudendum Type of person who is coy or embarrassed about this subject Ruth Krause & Peter Carrington
Presibent President A corrupt leader John Frederickson
Cadversity Adversity Being responsible for disastrous calamities Carole Marantz
Deflorable Deplorable A vestal virgin. Bob Forrest
Sexonerate Exonerate A hooker offers every service for the same price. Bob Forrest
Dixinuendo Diminuendo A gay Italian's social life. Bob Forrest
Priction Friction A loving kind of rub (noun) Denis Test